I had been meaning to do this for a long time and finally got around to it. It’s not free for people in my age group but it turns out my insurance from work covered the cost and I just paid an injection fee.

  • rowinxavier@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    5 days ago

    There was a study on the efficacy of paracetamol with ibuprofen compared to morphine and it was a very close thing, within the margin of error. The combination of paracetamol and ibuprofen works on pain in two different ways at the same time, whereas opiates only work in one major way. It seems overall more effective in many cases.

    That said, some people report that morphine doesn’t remove their pain as much as it removes their caring about it. It reduces the salience and therefore makes them respond less. I don’t know from experience given the lack of response, but maybe that is part of why it is so addictive, you don’t have to care any more about pain or other issues.

    • hendrik@palaver.p3x.deEnglish
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      5 days ago

      Thanks! I didn’t know.

      Regarding morphine addiction, I think that’s more the mechanism how to get addicted. After a while there’s all these other addiction dynamics as well, it messes with the brain chemistry and the dopamine system. There’s real nasty withdrawal symptoms… And the substance addiction becomes a thing in its own. I mean I also see with nicotine how psychological and physical effects go hand in hand… And smoking has literally no benefits, other than the mild fuzzy feeling for a minute. Which you don’t even get a lot if you smoke many cigarettes a day. Yet, it’s super hard to stop, for most people.