Next Time You Go To Pop Painkillers For Headaches Or Chronic Pain, Remember This
%Most of us don"t think twice before popping an ibuprofen for a headache or inflammation. After all, it"s what we"ve been told to do our entire lives to deal with a variety of symptoms, from menstrual cramps to sports injuries. Ibuprofen is part of a class of painkillers called NSAID (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug) pain relievers. More research is coming out stating that NSAIDs may not be as safe as we once thought they were. Here"s what you need to know.
People observed in the study who took NSAIDs (which include ibuprofen, diclofenac, celecoxib, and naproxen) were at a 20 to 50 percent higher risk of having a heart attack than those who did not. Flickr / D Coetzee
CNN reports, “The level of risk increased as early as one week into the use of any drug in this category and at any dose, and the risk associated with taking higher dose..
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