{"id":304,"date":"2001-09-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2001-09-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/mind-body-what-women-need-to-know-about-painkillers\/"},"modified":"2001-09-03T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2001-09-03T00:00:00","slug":"mind-body-what-women-need-to-know-about-painkillers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1millionbestdownloads.com\/mind-body-what-women-need-to-know-about-painkillers\/","title":{"rendered":"What Women Need to Know About Painkillers"},"content":{"rendered":"
One size fits all does not apply to painkillers. “Women are not small men when it comes to pain treatment,” says Mark Allen Young, MD.<\/p>\n
While many basic medications, from aspirin to Ben-Gay, work equally well in both genders, there are also significant differences. In particular, recent research shows that some of the anti-inflammatory pain drugs known as NSAIDs (ibuprofen and naproxen sodium) dont always bring women the same level of relief they provide men.<\/p>\n
And the more serious painkillers, known as opioids (codeine, morphine) often prescribed postsurgery or for short-term relief of extreme pain, cause many more side effects such as nausea, constipation, depression, and itching in women than men. Luckily, other drugs work particularly well for women.<\/p>\n
Antidepressants<\/strong>
Used in lower doses than for psychological benefit, some antidepressants work on pain by “modulating the nerve feedback into the brain,” Young says. Theyre prescribed for migraine prevention, fibromyalgia, and lower back pain.<\/p>\n