Study finds ‘robust evidence’ that alcohol is a very effective painkiller

Global News ^ | May 6, 2017 | jennysungglobal

[RC one]

Yeah, I’m paying $100 for 30 ml of 50mg/ml CBD oil but I think the appropriate dose is several hundred mg, not 50 mg. It seems like it helps but I feel like it could do more with a bigger dose. But it’s so pricey. I think it definitely reduces pain though, what do you think?

[Pollard]

Bet it warms you up too

[RC one]

Interesting. I need to research that some more. It makes sense though.

[TChad]

The chiropractor got one back in and that was like a miracle but there’s another one still out and it’s freaking awful.

I am familiar with what you mean by the chiropractor "getting one back in." I would go to the chiropractor's office barely able to breathe because of the pain in my thoracic spine, and snap-crackle-pop, I walked out of his office with local soreness but with almost-pain-free motion and the ability to take pain-free breaths. Months or years later I would recreate the back problem by lifting something heavy with both arms while twisting my back.

Then for some years I settled into a routine where the pain was always there, but it never got quite bad enough for me to go back to a chiropractor.

Finally, one morning I woke up and for some reason took a very full breath, and held my breath while I did a quick, full situp. This stretched my spine over my full lungs. Besides the familiar snap-crackle-pop, I felt something rip in my back at the exact site of the pain. That hurt temporarily, but it also did something miraculous -- it eliminated the pain for good.

Sometimes solutions happen. I hope a solution happens for you.

[steve86]

I believe it is most effective on CNS-mediated chronic pain, of a type with heavy psychological involvement (”the more you think about it, the worse it gets”, and the pain pathway is primed and sensitized). Much less effective on acute pain like a laceration or breaking a bone. I’m sure the higher doses are more effective — I’ve seen up to 700 mg used in studies — but then you’re getting into the territory of potential liver damage if used repeatedly.

[wildcard_redneck]

A lot of great therapies and drugs are suppressed to appease the purists.

[RC one]

Sometimes solutions happen. I hope a solution happens for you.

Thanks man. The only good thing that has come out of this is that I have a new appreciation for people's complaints of pain. If I ever wind up taking care of patients again, I will definitely have a new respect for their complaints. I always took care of them even if I knew they were full of s___ but now, I don't even care if they are FOS. "here's your Dilaudid. I hope it helps.".

This topic is important I think because we conservative minded people aren't actually getting any younger. If we're going to stay in this fight, we're going to need to need analagecsics I think.

[RC one]

That's the problem with CBD oil. There's definitely something there. It does something to relive pain but there's not a lot of research to quantify that effect or any negative side effects so it has a snake oil reputation. io do think it helps though, there's some kind of anti-inflammatory action there and, as Americans grow older, I think it will be very useful to have another OTC anti inflammatory medication, especially if it's as effective as Motrin and has minimal side effects. The fact is, Motrin kills people every year and we know tylenol has liver toxicity issues too.

[steve86]

The main thing I take it for is as an anti-spasmodic. As effective as 2-5 mg diazepam. And secondarily for pain. And third, as a hypnotic drug, but the effect is subtle for me there.

[RC one]

I qualify for medical marihuana at this point. If this injury doesn’t get fixed pretty pronto, I’ll be looking into that as well. I’m not even 50 years old. I’m not ready to curl up and die. I’ll do whatever it takes to stay in this fight. I’m not going away.

[MayflowerMadam]

I learned that on Gunsmoke.

[Vendome]

[steve86]

My problem with THC (legal here), is that it acts as a pain reliever for first hour, and as a pain INTENSIFIER for second hour. Might be just me.

[BiteYourSelf]

No 💩 Sherlocks.🙄

[Dogbert41]

I knew a guy who was on a Soviet fishing vessel in the 80s when he came down with appendicitis. They had to operate on him getting directions via radio, and all they had was vodka for the anesthesia. Apparently it wasn’t as funny as “Mister Roberts”.

[Ronaldus Magnus III]

Alcohol Kills Brain Cells, But Only The Weak Ones... Welllllll... I’m getting smarter every day!

[gnarledmaw]

Same story, bad disc and a bottle of whiskey. Works every time.

[grey_whiskers]

2.2 million old TV westerns can’t be wrong...

[grey_whiskers]

Ruptured discs are *excruciating*.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

Study finds ‘robust evidence’ that alcohol is a very effective painkiller

Thank goodness for this study - that plus several thousand years of evidence should be enough to finally wrap up the mystery of whether alcohol is a very effective painkiller.

Now we can look forward to the study which tries to find 'robust evidence' that water is wet.