There are many different ways to be able to control your pain with arthritis pain medication.
This is not meant to be a resource for you to ignore your doctor.
It is meant to be able to help you to talk to your doctor about your choices.
The information we provide on arthritis pain medication will help you make a decision on what you would like to use for your pain.
The types of arthritis pain medication include analgesics, biological response modifiers (BRMs), Corticosteroids, Disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) and Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).
We will list specific properties of the drug regimen and how they help you.
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are analgesic, antipyretic and anti-inflammatory in nature.
They reduce pain, fever and inflammation.
They put the word "non-steroidal" in the description to distinguish them from steroidal medications that hold the same properties.
Common NSAIDs are asprin and ibuprofen.
Acetaminophen does not hold the anti-inflammatory power that its sister drugs have.
They work by alleviating pain that is associated with the cyclooxygenase (COX) enzyme.
By inhibiting the COX enzyme it can provide relief from the symptoms of inflammation and pain.
Biological Response Modifiers are something that your body creates.
It is also something that people can create in a lab to alleviate your body's response to the pain associate with arthritis.
They work by inhibiting components of the immune system called the cytokines.
Cytokines are part of what causes pain in rheumatoid arthritis patients.
BRMs inhibit the inflammatory components of Cytokines.
Examples of BRMs include Enbrel, Humira, Remicade and Kineret.
Corticosteroids are man-made steroid hormones that stop inflammation.
They have many side effects.
You should check with your physician to make sure that you are able to maintain a regular dosage of the medication.
Some of the side effects include blindness, stomach ulcer, thinning of the bones and skin, increased risk of infections and increase in blood pressure.
Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs are usually used by inflammatory arthritis patients that have not responded to other medications.
It is an immune system control drug that will slow or stop the immune system's attack on the body.
These are really last resort arthritis pain medications.
You can find more information out about arthritis pain medications by visiting your physician.
They should be able to go over the options with you.
They will discuss with you the options and what the medications will do for you.
They will tell you the side effects or give you reading materials on the medication to make sure that you understand what to look for.
The medication is necessary to make sure that you are able to control your pain.
Talk to someone today about getting it back under control.
This is not meant to be a resource for you to ignore your doctor.
It is meant to be able to help you to talk to your doctor about your choices.
The information we provide on arthritis pain medication will help you make a decision on what you would like to use for your pain.
The types of arthritis pain medication include analgesics, biological response modifiers (BRMs), Corticosteroids, Disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) and Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).
We will list specific properties of the drug regimen and how they help you.
Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are analgesic, antipyretic and anti-inflammatory in nature.
They reduce pain, fever and inflammation.
They put the word "non-steroidal" in the description to distinguish them from steroidal medications that hold the same properties.
Common NSAIDs are asprin and ibuprofen.
Acetaminophen does not hold the anti-inflammatory power that its sister drugs have.
They work by alleviating pain that is associated with the cyclooxygenase (COX) enzyme.
By inhibiting the COX enzyme it can provide relief from the symptoms of inflammation and pain.
Biological Response Modifiers are something that your body creates.
It is also something that people can create in a lab to alleviate your body's response to the pain associate with arthritis.
They work by inhibiting components of the immune system called the cytokines.
Cytokines are part of what causes pain in rheumatoid arthritis patients.
BRMs inhibit the inflammatory components of Cytokines.
Examples of BRMs include Enbrel, Humira, Remicade and Kineret.
Corticosteroids are man-made steroid hormones that stop inflammation.
They have many side effects.
You should check with your physician to make sure that you are able to maintain a regular dosage of the medication.
Some of the side effects include blindness, stomach ulcer, thinning of the bones and skin, increased risk of infections and increase in blood pressure.
Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs are usually used by inflammatory arthritis patients that have not responded to other medications.
It is an immune system control drug that will slow or stop the immune system's attack on the body.
These are really last resort arthritis pain medications.
You can find more information out about arthritis pain medications by visiting your physician.
They should be able to go over the options with you.
They will discuss with you the options and what the medications will do for you.
They will tell you the side effects or give you reading materials on the medication to make sure that you understand what to look for.
The medication is necessary to make sure that you are able to control your pain.
Talk to someone today about getting it back under control.
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