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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Hi. American here with atypical trigeminal neuralgia.

I don't even bother with analgesics for anything at this point. You hit 10 on the pain scale enough times and anything below 6 you mostly shrug off.

Unless I stub my toe. That shit hurts like a motherfucker.

[–] whome@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I agree with the sentiment but are 200mg common where you live? Here in Germany I always get 400mg packs.

[–] oldfart@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago

Yes, 100 mg being the standard, 200 mg "strong" ones and 400 mg "we have a good price on these, look how strong they are" said by a visibly excited pharmacy lady. Just behind your eastern border.

[–] TheBluePillock@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I'm kinda in this meme. I went through one of those big bottles roughly every 1-2 months for 20 years. Sometimes 12 pills in one day, with 4-8 acetaminophen on top (they do giant double packs of those too). Chronic migraines, but every doctor I asked for help just told me to lose weight so it went untreated and got worse and worse. Our health care suuuucks.

I did lose the weight. It didn't magically fix my migraines, or affect them at all. Insurance dicked me around for another year and a half while my neurologist tried to help every way she could, but we finally got it down to only one migraine a week. I'm truly glad for that, but I still think about the years of unnecessary suffering, and how much better it might be now if I'd been treated sooner.

[–] Mrs_deWinter@feddit.org 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You know what sucks as well? Taking too many painkillers against headaches actually causes headaches. Horrible ones at that. Glad to read that you're feeling better, but that's a real trap many people out there are stuck in.

[–] TheBluePillock@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Yup, it was the first thing we checked when I actually got treatment. I'm sure that didn't help, but compared to the pain of the migraines it was negligible. Having to refrain from pain meds for a while to make sure was a hell of a ride though. I lasted about three months. The doctor was satisfied with 1-2 but I wanted to be damn sure.

I give people the same warning nowadays. Don't take that stuff more than once a week.

[–] Aksamit@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Holy shit, how did you not die from stomach ulcers?

[–] Doxin@pawb.social 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] TheBluePillock@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Damn, got it in one

[–] blockheadjt@sh.itjust.works 77 points 2 days ago (5 children)

"Lol Americans are so funny, they can't go to a doctor without going homeless, look at these coping mechanisms they use, hilarious"

[–] lulztard@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Still better off than the people in the countries you coup to install dictators.

[–] Draedron@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 2 days ago (2 children)

It is funny since they keep voting in ways that make their healthcare worse instead of better so why should we feel pity?

[–] ReplicantBatty@lemmy.one 2 points 1 day ago

I've consistently voted towards better healthcare options, for all the good it's ever done (read: not even a little bit.)

There are dozens of us, dozens!

[–] MirthfulAlembic@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

It's not all of us ☹️

[–] lud@lemm.ee 38 points 2 days ago

Yeah, it's pretty funny considering how absurd it is.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

And they got their propaganda machines to thank for it.

Namely fox news, Aon, shit like joe Rogan,etc..

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[–] JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Fun fact for Europeans: we call paracetamol acetaminophen

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[–] bruhduh@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Sculptor9157@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 days ago

The pills will ease the Payne.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 69 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Americans just tell you it's a slight headache. In reality their back is so screwed up it's going to require surgery but they can't afford that and complaining about actual pain is strictly forbidden in American men.

So we take ~~200~~ ~~400~~ ~~800~~ 1600 Motrin, with some bourbon, and ignore it as best as we can.

[–] uranibaba@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)
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[–] JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (5 children)

This is my mother for the last year or so because of rotoscoliosis, a bulging disc, and arthritis in her shoulders.

She can't really get any form of treatment because the only insurance she can afford is a high-deductable plan, which means she would have to pretty much pay for the entire treatment out of pocket.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'm so sorry. We really need universal healthcare.

[–] JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I'm sure we'll get there next election!

(Says half of America every 4 years)

[–] Feyr@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Next election? What next election? Elections are so out of fashion now!

[–] JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I think we'll still have elections, just like how Russia still has elections.

SSELECT ONE:

  • Donald J. Trump / James D. Vance

  • No suitable candidate (year in the gulag)

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[–] MacNCheezus@lemmy.today 155 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (12 children)

Europeans be like: "I'm just gonna take a half tablet, don't want to get dependent on this stuff"

Meanwhile, Americans:

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[–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 11 points 2 days ago

If those bottles are sold as a pair and each has 500 pills, 1000 pills is more than a hospital grade package in my country.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

Two 500mg tablets of acetaminophen please, thank you

-A Certified American

[–] untorquer@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago (6 children)

Is it common for ibuprofen to not really help? With physical pain it does nothing for me. It kind of helps with head aches sometimes. I use it maybe a couple times a year, so it's not tolerance.

[–] jagungal@lemmy.world 26 points 2 days ago

Ibuprofen is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID). It will reduce inflammation and the associated pain. If your pain is not caused by inflammation then you should talk to a pharmacist about what the best analgesic is for you.

[–] Badeendje@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (2 children)

There are several families of painmeds some more harmless than others. Anecdotally I know people that only seem to get relief from ibuprofen, and others that swear only paracetamol (Tylenol) helps, while again others sweat to asperin. Like the other person said.. talk to a pharmacist about options, and see if others work for you.

Some like paracetamol can me taken over the course of a day for multiple days for example post operation.. and they build a level that causes them to work even stronger. But paracetamol can cause lover damage if taken too much.

Like with all drugs, read the darn pamphlet. Opiates are not your friend and should only be taken very sparingly under proper supervision, if at all.. sure they dull pain but are highly addictive.

Source, not a medical professional, so take what I wrote with a grain of salt and consult a professional.

[–] roguetrick@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

Main benefit for acetaminophen(the American name for paracetamol) is that you can use it on top of an NSAID. That's something you can't do with aspirin. It's good to stagger the dosage for something like a toothache or take both at once for a headache (this is what most OTC migraine medications are, an NSAID[usually aspirin], acetaminophen, and caffeine in one pill).

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[–] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

People actually do that? I only take a few painkillers when I'm on my period.

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