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How often do you take OTC pain meds?

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  • WhatMeRunning
    WhatMeRunning Posts: 3,538 Member
    edited June 2015
    I recently had an interesting experience where a general practitioner recommended using an NSAID, while a sports medicine doctor said just to rest it and avoid the painkiller/anti-inflammatory.

    My general rule is I don't medicate unless it would clearly provide worthy benefit. In that case I did not have any reason to believe a painkiller/anti-inflammatory would speed up the healing process (which was what I was looking to do), so I did not take any.
  • jchite84
    jchite84 Posts: 467 Member
    edited June 2015
    I try to stay away from them, because I don't want to become reliant. But, I occasionally succumb to an Aleve for some tendonitis that flares up in my foot. *Edit - Maybe 2 per month during my longer running months. Generally I try to keep up with post run stretching and foam rolling for most of my aches and pains, which are primarily muscle and tendon related.
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