Neck Pain Relief Medications
Medicines can ease neck pain and reduce the risks of inflammation in the soft tissues. Pain relief will allow you to move your neck gently and then you can begin easy exercises which can accelerate your healing speed.
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Although pain relievers, muscle relaxants, and antidepressants are widely used for back pain, there are no hard evidences to support that these treatments are effective to every sufferers.
In most cases, doctors may suggest you to have some nonprescription or prescription pain relievers to ease your pain.
● Nonprescription pain relievers may include:
- Creams or gels that are wrapped on the painful area, such as Bengay.
- Acetaminophen, which can relief your pain temporary but effectively, such as Tylenol.
- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs can contribute to relieve pain and decrease the risks of inflammation. These drugs may include aspirin (such as Bayer), ibuprofen (such as Advil), or naproxen sodium (such as Aleve). If you are under 20, you’d better not to have aspirin since it has potential risk of Reye syndrome.
● Prescription pain relievers may include
— Muscle relaxants, including diazepam (such as Valium), cyclobenzaprine (such as Flexeril), and carisoprodol (such as Soma), are effective to ease severe neck pain and spasms when common neck pain or acute neck pain begins.
— Narcotic pain relievers, including codeine, acetaminophen and hydroquinone (such as Vicodin, Lortab), aspirin and oxycodone (such as Percodan), and acetaminophen and oxycodone (such as Percocet), are effective to relieve severe short-term or acute neck pain.
— Antidepressants, including doxepin (such as Sinequan) and amitriptyline, are effective to ease long-lasting or chronic pain.