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>I see you have never been in any real pain, ever. What do you get for cancer in Germany? Still ibuprofen? I guess not. My point still stands though. Americans
by carlmr 4y ago
>I see you have never been in any real pain, ever. What do you get for cancer in Germany? Still ibuprofen?
I guess not. My point still stands though. Americans in Germany whine all the time about not getting "proper" pain medication. It's an attitude problem.
I have been in pain multiple times, mostly broken bones, wisdom teeth, tendons and the like, and in the moment it doesn't feel good to only get ibuprofen.
But most pain is not too much to take and it's ok for you to feel it. It's better than getting an addiction problem for life.
As you say it's an over-prescribing issue. Keep opioids only for extreme pain. Not for normal pain.
- galleywest200 4y agoI would much prefer to be given more than ibuprofen for surgery, thanks. Have you have had tumor removed from your body? That would hurt like the dickens with just some tylenol and no real pain meds or anesthesia. > If you accept these two basic facts you don't have an opioid crisis anymore. This is an incredibly simplistic view of a very complex issue.
- carlmr 4y ago>I would much prefer to be given more than ibuprofen for surgery, thanks. If you didn't read my response why should I care? >This is an incredibly simplistic view of a very complex issue. It's backed by facts though. You can't give out opioids like candy and expect people to be responsible with them.
- the_mar 4y agoWhy is it so hard to understand? I don’t think anyone here is saying there is no legitimate use for narcotic pain killers. If anyone is in huge amount of pain, by all means, take what you need. However it should almost never be default first line pain management outside of the hospital. People don’t give ibuprofen enough credit.