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2006-11-17 05:43:03 · 19 answers · asked by BreadCollision 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
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2006-11-17 05:46:54 · answer #1 · answered by steve d 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
True and False....If your taking a narcotic for pain relief after a surgery and will only be taking it for a short time you shouldn't have any problems at all....Make sure you follow the doctors directions exactly..don't take more than prescribed or sooner than your suppose to....If your taking for long term chronic pain that's a different story...you don't actually become psychologically addicted but you do become physically addicted its impossible to avoid when your taking a narcotic daily for a long period of time. I have been taking narcotic pain relievers for 3 years and will have to for the rest of my life. I'm only 46. The problem with taking a narcotic long term is that your body builds a tolerance to the medication so your dosage needs to be increased to give the same pain relief as time goes on. Its a big decision to make pain or pain killers eventually I chose pain killers after exhausting all other possibilities. Even though your physically addicted, its not considered an addiction because your taking the medication for a reason. The most important thing to remember is to take the medication as directed and you will be fine. Hope this helps
2006-11-18 02:44:23 · answer #2 · answered by paulamcneil1223 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is always the risk of addiction.
If you are taking the drug for the pain itself (which should go away at some point) you are relatively okay.
As soon as you are taking the drug because you can't not take it, that is an addiction.
Your body will eventually get used to have that substance in it's system and will demand you take more to keep the levels there. If you are still having pain and the drug stops working, you will take more.
This is a viscous circle.
While there are times you have to take a painkiller because the pain is to much. Each day check with yourself and make sure it is for the same pain and not some new imagined one.
2006-11-17 10:16:52 · answer #3 · answered by Romie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the person and what a painkiller does to them. They hardly do anything for my husband, he takes them everyday because he has a back disease. But if he runs out of them, he just waits till his next prescription. He doesn't "freak out" like an addict would and try and get more.
Now my brother in law on the other hand is the total opposite! He is a hypochondriac and LIVES for painkillers and does freak out when he can't get any. It's a joke.
So maybe it is true. My husband is in REAL pain, and he isn't, and look how they both act with them! Never thought about it this way!
2006-11-17 05:50:00 · answer #4 · answered by someoneoutthere 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
False. Some people will start taking the painkillers for just a little pain. Sompe people will take painkillers when they THINK they have pain. I work for a moving company, and you would be amazed at how many of these men take vicodin on a daily basis for just a slight backache. My doctor has always told me to take the lowest dose possible to ease the pain. If you can take tylenol or mortin over a prescribed pain medicine, do it. You can get addicted, very easily.
2006-11-17 05:46:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
If your surgeon told you this huge lie I would be seriously searching for a different surgeon. I have had two surgeries in the last 2 years and I only took pain pills for about a week after each surgery. The doctor said that would be about long enough and it was. The only pain pills after that were 1 every other day before physical therapy and that only for the first week of therapy. Be very careful of pain killers.
2006-11-17 05:54:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
no its not true, if you get into a habit of doing or taking anything, an addiction can arise. If you become dependant on something in order to get by whether you need it or not you can become additcted to it. that is why when you see sleeping pill commercials they say that you shouldnt take them for more than seven days straight. your body's chemistry intergrates that new chemical and if you take it long enough your body will not take it gladly if you were to stop taking them. Given this would only be if you were taking them for a long term amount of time, there wouldnt be a risk of addiction if you were taking them for 5-10 days... but weeks of taking them, could lead to an addiction. the longer you take them the higher the chances of becoming addicted to any meds.
2006-11-17 05:49:49 · answer #7 · answered by pocket_full_O_posies 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is very easy to become addicted. An easy way too tell how addicted u are is not take any pain killers for 24 hours and see if u get cold sweets.
2006-11-17 06:08:21 · answer #8 · answered by Ninboo 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It all depends on the type of painkiller. Nevertheless, If you take them only when you really really need them, and you follow the doctors orders to the T you should be fine. But if you take them when you kinda dont really need them.. then you are playing with fire.
2006-11-17 05:53:16 · answer #9 · answered by ME 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Not true, it depends on how often you take then and whic painkillers you are using, opiate-derivated medications such as morphine can be highly addictive even if you take then when you are in pain.
2006-11-17 05:48:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
There's always a possibility of anything, especially addiction. Just look at most of the members of Yahoo Answers.
2006-11-17 05:45:07 · answer #11 · answered by Mary Jane 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋