Painkillers linked to heart disease?

[Rincewind]

Thoughts

[Finnegan]

Bit misleading, they were saying on the news earlier that you have to take it in incredible doses (which they do for arthritis) for it to be a real risk.

 

As a common-or-garden painkiller it's not really immensely dangerous.

[Guest]

It's high dosage and regular use that's linked to it. Not occasional use.

Conversely, a daily dose of aspirin in small amounts is apparently good for your heart as it thins the blood.

[Trav Le Bleu]

Also I understand it's a fairly small risk, rising from 8 in 1000 to 11 in 1000.

 

EDIT: though I suppose that is a 37.5% increase.

[Rincewind]

It's high dosage and regular use that's linked to it. Not occasional use.

Conversely, a daily dose of aspirin in small amounts is apparently good for your heart as it thins the blood.

Yes. I think you have to use common sense.

[BoneDog]

My Mrs has got chronic rheumatoid arthritis and takes these quite often. Each tablet she has is equal to 3 Nurofens - 600mg. Sometimes only has one a day though. She can't take any pain-killers that contain Paracetamol so has to stick with these.

[lavrentis]

Don't think I've had a pain killer in years. They seem almost habit forming, i know a girl that has shit loads every day 

[Guest MattP]

Not a week goes by without something being linked to something that causes something.

 

Then something comes out in five years that completely contradicts it.

 

My advice is ignore it and get on with your life.

[Wymsey]

I don't believe that most medicines will actually 'ease the burden' on some of the more serious illness/diseases in the medium/long term

 

All I say is 'eat and drink healthily, and exercise often' - which most doctors et al say.