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Re:FDA Approves First Nonprescription Daily Oral Contraceptive by mcpackieh on Thursday July 13, 2023 @02:05PM (#36713535)
YMMV but acetaminophen is extremely effective for me. I refuse all opioid/etc prescriptions even after surgeries, and acetaminophen makes this tolerable. It doesn't magic the pain away but it takes the edge off with no risk of addiction.

My understanding is that for chronic pain the evidence is sparse, but for postoperative pain it definitely works.

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Re:FDA Approves First Nonprescription Daily Oral Contraceptive by trogdor on Thursday July 13, 2023 @04:58PM (#36715890)
Do you also refuse intraoperative opioids?
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Re:FDA Approves First Nonprescription Daily Oral Contraceptive by mcpackieh on Friday July 14, 2023 @01:35PM (#36727233)
No, but I refuse to have such drugs placed in my custody to me for me to be responsible for. The doctors can dose me with whatever they think is appropriate while I'm under their supervision, but I won't take that stuff home with me.
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