Health for All says
I believe that most rheumatoid patients have taken painkillers such as ibuprofen and diclofenac sodium. So, there must have been times when you couldn't stop the pain, what did you do at that time?It must be a higher dose, right?
1. Will the analgesic effect be better if the dose is increased?
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs have anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antipyretic and anticoagulant effects, and are widely used in clinical practice for the relief of rheumatism, arthritis, a variety of fever and various pains. However, about 15% of patients have an overdose of analgesics.
Either increase the dosage of the drug, which was originally required to be one tablet a day, but I added it to two or even three tablets a day;Either by increasing the variety of medications and taking two or more anti-inflammatory painkillers at the same time.
Why do I overdose?
It must be because the original dose of the drug has become less effective. However, there are many reasons for the deterioration of drug efficacy, and it cannot all be attributed to the drug itself.
Why do painkillers become less effective?
Rheumatoid patients suffer from the disease for a long time and are more irritable, so they expect too much from painkillers and want to relieve pain quickly and increase the dosage.
Of course, the main reason is that most rheumatoid patients only pay attention to pain relief and do not carry out standardized **, resulting in gradual aggravation of the condition, the pain is getting worse and worse, and the original dose of painkillers is not enough.
Can increasing the dosage increase the efficacy?
Higher doses ≠ better efficacy.
Increase the dose to increase the gastric perforation, liver and kidney damage, etc.
Therefore, overdose of painkillers will not achieve better pain relief, but will increase***
2. How to reduce the amount of painkillers?
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are medications that help relieve joint pain, and the smaller the dose, the better. If you want to take less, you need to follow the doctor's instructions to standardize the medication and standardize it as soon as possible**.
The lowest dose and short-term use, when the joint pain is unbearable, you can take a low dose of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for a short period of time to relieve the pain, but do not overdose and do not rely on it.
Do not take more than one NSAIDs at the same time, and if you feel that the drug is not effective and cannot stop the pain, you can consider changing one.
In addition to taking medicine, you can also try some physiotherapy methods to relieve pain under the guidance of a specialist, and help relieve pain through hot compresses, massage, functional exercises and other methods during the remission period of the condition.
Tips. If you want to relieve pain for a long time, you can't just take medicine, you must standardize it. If the condition is controlled in an earlier stage in time, the joints will no longer have frequent pain, and naturally there will be less need for painkillers, and there will be no serious ***.