Arthritis pains make the work of our daily life harder. To reduce the arthritis pain doctors’ recommends various pain relief drugs but they are not free of various side effects so taking them with caution is very necessary and the same thing also goes for over-the-counter (OTC) arthritis treatment too. So before you decide to take any pain relief drug, make sure to consider the risk and benefits involve with them.
In case of arthritis pain relief drugs one of the most common is Acetaminophen. For people that have medical condition such as allergies and stomach problem Acetaminophen is considered as the safest one. But as it did not sooth inflammation, so the effect of pain relief is not same for everyone. When you have very severe pain an acetaminophen alone may not work and in that case you might need a prescription acetaminophen containing opioid. Acetaminophen also contains some side effect and with different type the side effect also very.
Non-prescription acetaminophens are also pain relief drugs suggested by lot of doctors and they do not have very high side effects. But there is a chance of liver damage if you take overdose of it. Acetaminophen is usually hidden in many products such as OTP cough and other product for colds like actavis promenthazine with codeine which is a pain reliever and cough suppressant so taking these kinds of drugs need caution as they might overdose your acetaminophen taking.
Another pain relief drug Prescription-strength acetaminophen combination has side effect which can cause constipation, dizziness, light-headedness, nausea, and vomiting and with the increase of dosage these side effects also increase. The side effect is due to the opioid such as codeine, oxycodone, or hydrocodone that combined with the acetaminophen.
When the acetaminophen become ineffective to deal with the pain, then Prescription-strength and non-prescription non-steroidal anti inflammatory drugs which is also known as NSAIDs are mainly used with the lowest dose possible to reduce the pain. These drugs are very effective against both arthritis pain and inflammation but with long term use, the side effect also becomes very severe. As they can upset your stomach so doctors often suggest taking them after meals.
