As epidemic rages, ER study finds opioids no better than Advil and Tylenol
Of course while YMMV, I&#x27;ve found the same thing - I&#x27;ve been prescribed opioids for pain, and I found that Advil worked just as well, without the side effects. I do understand that opioids have their place - for example I was told that Advil was not safe to take before surgery so I was stuck with the prescription meds.<p>On example that made an impression on me: a couple of years ago, I had arthroscopic surgery on a knee. When the surgery was done and I was being discharged, a nurse came to me with a percocet script and told me to take one every xx hours. Having taken percocet in the past and being familiar with the aforementioned side-effects, I asked her if she wanted me to take it for pain management, or if there was another reason to take it (blocking the formation of blood clots for example). I&#x27;m fairly pain-tolerant, so if it was a pain management thing, I wasn&#x27;t going to take it. Her response was &quot;just take the pills.&quot; That was not helpful. If doctors and nurses are just shoving these things down patients&#x27; throats it&#x27;s not surprising there is a problem out there.