• Hello_there@fedia.io
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    4 months ago

    If you don’t use pain meds on a whim, when you really need the help they will be more effective

    • mecfs@lemmy.worldOP
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      4 months ago

      Yeah but a lot of people never use them. Like I’m chronically ill, with chronic pain and only use maybe a couple times a year cuz of weird masculine “deal with the pain instincts”. I need to remind myself of this meme more often ahahha

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        4 months ago

        Drug tolerance is generally not associated with acetaminophen or NSAIDs although using them frequently to manage headaches can definitely cause rebound headaches on discontinuation