Author:Kangdi 19-01-2022
Pain relievers are mainly divided into three categories
01. General Pain Relief Patch
Common ingredients are peppermint, camphor, oil of wintergreen or capsaicin.
02. Western medicines—pain-relieving and anti-inflammatory patches.
A common ingredient in these patches is Ketoprofen. Usually used once a day, one tablet each time, using these patches is equivalent to taking painkillers and anti-inflammatory drugs, but the amount will be lighter, so there may be side effects, such as gastrointestinal discomfort, which can seriously increase the burden on the kidneys.
03. Doctor-prescribed morphine-like drugs
It is usually only used by patients with cancer or severe pain. Morphine is a very strong medicine, and the effect is usually up to three days. When using these medicines, you should follow the doctor's instructions. Do not buy these medicines indiscriminately.
Precautions for using herbal pain patch
1. Do not overdose: Use according to the instructions on the box, and don’t stick it for too long every day. For example, if you sleep with the patch all night, you will have a better chance of pressing the patch and increase the chance of skin sensitivity or redness. , it is best to replace it in 6 to 8 hours. Wintergreen tablets are all salicylic acid pain relievers, and there have been cases in foreign countries caused by overdose of wintergreen tablets.
2. Do not take medication patches and western medicines at the same time: If you use analgesic and anti-inflammatory medication patches and need to take western medicines at the same time, you should ask your doctor for advice first.
3. Do not stick to the place where the skin is damaged or eczema
4. Do not massage the position of the drug patch: If the patch is applied and heated outside, such as using a hot towel or massaging with your hands, the heat will actually accelerate the body's absorption of the drug, destroying the original design, and may increase the side effects of the drug, resulting in drug poisoning .
5. Do not cut the drug sticker: cutting the drug sticker will destroy its design, make the drug release quickly, and cause drug poisoning.
If the symptoms do not improve for a few days after using the herbal pain patch, or even the pain worsens, you should see a doctor as soon as possible, because the pain is often a superficial symptom that may hide some more serious diseases.