Originally Posted by
KraneXL
Half the commercials on TV are pain meds. Besides that, the advertising is everywhere: on billboards, in magazines, etc. The trouble is that people expect to always be totally pain free when no such condition exists in nature.
Some level of pain is a part of human existence, and in most cases it a warning system that lets you know something is wrong and needs to be addressed.
In most case, the solution is as simple as rest: The other day I went out into the sun and got a terrible headache. Instead of going to the medicine cabinet (or the doctor), I got a good night's sleep and the next morning the headache was completely gone. No pharmaceuticals necessary.
Agree, whenever possible, taking the drugs shouldn't be Plan A. If there's a way to address an issue with behavioral or lifestyle changes, that would be preferable as, too often, the drugs cause side effects that, in turn, get prescribed another drug to address - and on and on.