Pain Relievers

The question is this: Can chronic pain be alleviated by anti-depressants?
Antidepressants are often prescribed for people who are experiencing chronic pain from such conditions as fibromyalgia and arthritis. Under what conditions should a person with arthritis or fibromyalgia incorporate an antidepressant into their medication regimen? How can these patients be helped by antidepressants?
It is typical [...]

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Lower back pain is extremely common; approximately 18 percent of people report having experienced some kind of pain in the lower back during the last 30 days. The symptoms range from slightly annoying to totally incapacitating. This is also among the most common reasons that patients visit their doctors.
Unfortunately for patients, lots of misinformation exists [...]

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The most common way to deal with chronic pain relief is the use of analgesics (pain relievers). Pain medicine can help some chronic pain patients, but it may not work all the time.
Short-term use of pain killers is usually not a problem, but long-term use can lead to a number of adverse effects, like gastrointestinal [...]

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