Long-term high-dose use of painkillers such as ibuprofen or diclofenac is "equally hazardous" in terms of heart attack risk as use of the drug Vioxx, which was withdrawn due to its potential dangers, researchers said on Thursday.Narcoleptics seem to experience chronic pain. I took tons of ibuprophen for decades.
Presenting the results of a large international study into a class of painkillers called non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), the researchers said high doses of them increase the risk of a major vascular event - a heart attack, stroke or dying from cardiovascular disease - by around a third.
Aspirin reduces the long term risk of heart attack, stroke and cancer. I believe this is because of some unknown effect on streptococcal immune response. It has been known since the eighteenth century to relieve rheumatoid arthritis.
It's actually a wonder drug. But it can't be patented. So they keep producing new pain relievers to sell to us.
