Do you use painkillers often or not?

[saudades]

When I'm sore after a workout, I try not to use any painkillers, especially NSAIDS since that is said to hinder muscle gains. Sometimes I'm just a little too sore so I'll use Tylenol (which isn't an NSAID). How many of you just grin and bear the pain?

 

[NAIR]

The only thing I'll use pain killers for is laser hair removal. Post-workout pain is something I actually enjoy for some reason.

I don't like nsaids much myself but I'll use asprin about once a week for the potential cardio health bennifts

 

[NAIR]

NSAID = Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Basically all the over the counter anti-inflammatories like asprin, ibuprofin etc.

I can't believe your alive after that stong of an addiction. You must of have been sick for months after coming off that. I use a lot of vikes and percs for the hair removal stuff.

 

[jshoty]

120-1000mg vicodins a month

 

[Crazymank]

right now my knee is killing me and instead of skipping legs tonight i wrapped it and popped a couple alieve.

But i do it so rarely that im not really worried about it.

 

[saturn1]

Aleve works well for me.

Shit presser thats one hell of a triumph. I never used oxy's so I dont know what thats like but I have a friend whose getting off now and for two weeks ive been over his house to bring him food and medicine because he pukes and craps all day......cold sweats, back aches, depresion and a host of other things......Man I hope he can get through this soon cause he hasnt been out of bed for two weeks. I think it was percocet's he was doing....All precribed by his doc then the doc cut him off......seems fucked up to me.

 

[dorian123]

advil, is the only thing I use anymore

a guy that I use to work with was hooked on something like oxycotin, he called it roxycotin (maybe the same thing) he use to crush it up 3x a day and snort it at work-then a couple more times after work

 

[saudades]

I used lortabs once when I got my wisdom teeth removed, and it wiped me out. I'll never touch that stuff again. Kudos to you guys who have been able to break an addiction to the stronger pain meds, wow.

 

[Chris250]

I use tramadol - a very mild pain killer almost daily for my lower back..I would say it is somewhat addictive to a degree...

Not like Oxy or Vicodin but...but it's not fun being off of them....Pain sucks

 

[mcgaret]

There have been times where I had to take aleive just to get through a workout but not usually after unless its a injury. I try to stay
away from the perscription pain killers cus I like em too much. Only take em if I feel I have too. I had a couple of months where I would
take 3 or 4 aleive before working out because of a injury I was working through.

 

[dreww]

i never liked painkillers, or any pharmaceuticals for that reason. painkillers make me naseous. only stuff i touch is weed and alcohol then right to sleep.

 

[steph]

Only thing I take those for is to get me high enough to put me to sleep when I'm sad or depressed... Wish I had some right now actually...

Presser is too hardcore for me. I'd be dead if I ate that many...

 

[jtunderdog]

I had a friend who was cooking meth to buy 30 of the oxys a day. I would eat vicodin all day long if I could get it. I am glad I cant. Heres something to ponder. Tylenol is worse on the liver than drinking a 12 pack a day. Just a thought.

 

[saturn1]

Yeah tylenol poisoning the liver reaches thousands every year. So on some people the headache goes away along with every other ache.

 

[The Dude]

Wow man, you're lucky. That's definately enough to cause asphyxiation and kill you. A good friend of mine who was trying to get his procard developed a strong addiction to Oxy's. He ate them and then snorted them. Took him a while to get off. He also smoked a lot of pot so he could eat enough. Now he just smokes a lot of pot. He looks awesome, but only about 260 at 6'0 or 6'1, but he's very lean. I love pain pills, but won't take them for pain. Only to go out and have a good time. I won't go near Oxy's. I'll take an 800mg Ibuprofen for a migraine, but that's it. I haven't used any in near 2 years.

 

[jshoty]

I use tramadol - a very mild pain killer almost daily for my lower back..I would say it is somewhat addictive to a degree...

Not like Oxy or Vicodin but...but it's not fun being off of them....Pain sucks

I was prescribed Ultracet which is tramadol and ibuprofen i believe for a few months, but i was eating 4 at a time for any kind of relief.

 

[jshoty]

Wow man, you're lucky. That's definately enough to cause asphyxiation and kill you. A good friend of mine who was trying to get his procard developed a strong addiction to Oxy's. He ate them and then snorted them. Took him a while to get off. He also smoked a lot of pot so he could eat enough. Now he just smokes a lot of pot. He looks awesome, but only about 260 at 6'0 or 6'1, but he's very lean. I love pain pills, but won't take them for pain. Only to go out and have a good time. I won't go near Oxy's. I'll take an 800mg Ibuprofen for a migraine, but that's it. I haven't used any in near 2 years.

Yup, i love the buzz from a couple 1k vics and a few beers its an amazing feeling. I just usually sell my vicodins too my buddies or trade for gear. Im not getting hooked on pain killers. The doctor's i goto for my elbows have no other remedy then to prescribe me vicodins and darvacets, so i make a nice little chuck of change every month.

 

[Crazymank]

my wife is big on darvacet. She pops them every few weeks. I've taken them on occasion- that shit scares me. Anyway, nice thing about darvacet is it makes you tired. You can sleep even if your in major pain.


Im curious what b2c does... you know that strongman training must just rip your body into pieces.

 

[jshoty]

Yeah funny you mention it...I am usually in pain most the week or hurt...but my doctor sucks and won't prescribe pain meds. The most I have gotten is tramadol and that doesn't touch my pain.

My doctors viewpoint is that I am doing it to myself, aka causing the pains and injuries so I should just stop. My viewpoint is I should have a supportive doctor who sees the reasons behind what I do and prescribes me meds on occassion for injuries, etc...

For now I take ibuprofen, tylenol, advil and once in a great while muscle relaxers. Anyone with anything good, feel free to send me some LOL!!

Well, there is an easy way around this. Doctor shop! I had to goto about 3 different doctors before i found one that would put me on long term substance use. Right now im looking for a doctor to get me one of those marijauna cards...even though i dont smoke lol, i know!!!

 

[The Dude]

Well, there is an easy way around this. Doctor shop! I had to goto about 3 different doctors before i found one that would put me on long term substance use. Right now im looking for a doctor to get me one of those marijauna cards...even though i dont smoke lol, i know!!!

Dr. Shopping is such a bad way to put it. I prefer to call it looking for a Doctor who agrees with your ideas as to what meds you need. I've had docs tell me I should stop lifting weights!!