Pain In Adults: User Manual Analgesics

Headache, pain dental, burns, wounds, bruises, stomach ache, cramp??, the pain can have many causes. As for treatment, it differs depending on the nature of the pain and its location. What you need to know to s' automédiquer with analgesics.


The pain

Some pain can be alleviated by the application of ice, as for example contusions, others by the application of heat (hot water bottle). Sometimes all it takes to adopt good behavior such as: good oral hygiene and regular dental consultations to prevent toothache, exercise , changes in posture or even weight loss in preventing back pain or still harbor protections for certain sports to prevent injury. If these measures are not sufficient to prevent or relieve your pain , you can use a drug analgesic .

Analgesics: painkillers

The painkillers are able to reduce or eliminate pain. These are paracetamol, anti-inflammatories and aspirin. For each drug class, there are rules of self-medication .Read on e-health Ibuprofen: 11 precautions necessary Aspirin: 12 key points for a successful self-medication Paracetamol: the rules of self-medication

General recommendations regarding analgesics

- Follow the dosage indicated on the record and the maximum daily dose.

- Maintain a sufficient time interval between 2 doses of analgesics , as indicated in the instructions.

- To reduce the risk of overdose, do not combine or alternate analgesics of different composition.

- If you are taking any other medicines, make sure they do not contain also analgesic (paracetamol, aspirin or anti-inflammatory).

- Do not take for pain relief if you suffer from liver disease or kidney disease, or heart for the anti-inflammatory drugs and aspirin or digestive problems (stomach ulcer, duodenum, etc..) seek the advice of your doctor.

- Do not use aspirin to ease the pain of rules.

- Aspirin can interact with many drugs, including anticoagulants, anti-inflammatory drugs or gout seek the advice of your doctor.

- No anti-inflammatory in the pregnant or nursing, or aspirin: orient yourself paracetamol.
The choice of analgesic depends on the type of pain, its intensity and health.

- In a general way, always favor paracetamol and specialties simple, that is to say containing only one component.

Caution with codeine

Some analgesics are associated with codeine . They should be used as second-line treatment for moderate pain. The codeine is cons-indicated: in the case of asthma, respiratory diseases , breastfeeding, allergic to codeine?? The codeine may cause impaired alertness. It is therefore to be avoided when driving or operating machinery. Alcohol is also avoided. The codeine may interact with many other drugs: antidepressants, cough suppressants, anti-allergic?? Talk to your doctor if you are taking another medicine. And finally, you should know that in the play, codeine can cause positive reactions to anti-doping tests.

Stop your treatment and consult your pharmacist or doctor if:

- The pain persists,
- The treatment you seem insufficiently effective
- Pain wakes you up at night.