Painkillers Don't Exist

"If you have been taking painkillers for longer than three months, they are probably no longer working. And, you run the risk of being unintentionally, physically addicted to the medication..."

"A recent study found that between a third and half the population of the UK, around 28 million adults, are living with persistent pain. But we know most medicines for long-term pain, only benefit around 1 in 4 people and on average only provide a 30% reduction in pain.

Living with and managing persistent pain, every, single day can be exhausting. Unfortunately, there simply isn’t a medication that will remove all pain. Taking opioid pain medication in the hope it will relieve most of the pain is not the answer. And opioids can often cause more problems than they resolve when taken for longer than three months. Why? Because the way our bodies react to pain medication changes over time.

There is no simple answer. Each person’s experience is unique to them. A good place to start is acknowledging that regular, high-dose prescribed pain medication may be adversely affecting your life more than the pain itself!"

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Published on 31 August 2022