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Do antidepressants effect your tolerance to pain medications?
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What antidepressants have pain-reducing elements?
Antidepressants that have been shown to have analgesic (pain-reducing) properties include amitriptyline (Elavil), trazodone (Desyrel), and imipramine (Tofranil). Anticonvulsant drugs share a similar background with antidepressants.
Why is there an all over physical pain after stopping several medications at once?
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Everyone has a different tolerance for pain. To give you the degree of pain that you will feel if you get this piercing will depend on your tolerance for pain. If you have a high tolerance for pain then it shouldn't hurt too bad...if you have a low tolerance, it will one of the most pain full experiences of your life. If you think about it, the piercer is putting a tube down your urethra and then sticking a needle into your penis. It's going to hurt but how much is up to your pain tolerance.
Is promethazine a pain medicine?
While technically promethazine is an antihistamine, its most common use is either as treating nausea, or used along with pain medications to boost their effect. It is not itself a pain medication.
What do you mean by tolerance?
Tolerance means to bear pain or hardship with patience.
Are pain medications considered antibiotics?
No. Pain medications do not have any antibiotic properties. Antibiotics fight bacterial infections, Pain medications work on nerve pathways.
What effect does heart and lung have on the anesthesiologist's work?
These diseases often require the anesthesiologist to lower the dosages of sedatives and pain-control medications.
How can pain clinics help with chronic knee pain?
Pain clinics treat chronic distress through the use of pain medication before undertaking more invasive relief therapies. Physicians evaluate the patient's pain management needs and assign him a treatment plan. Treatment plans may include painkillers, anti-inflammatory drugs, antidepressants, anti-seizure and other types of medications.
