Quick Health Tip – Common Pain Medications and Examples

Treating chronic pain with medication can be deleterious for someone’s health, when the intention of medication is to treat acute pain. Therefore, to determine certain “classes” or “types”, the following are four to watch out for and to not abuse:

• Narcotics (i.e. Opiates)
• Antidepressants
• Anti-Inflammatories (i.e. Ibuprofen)
• Anticonvulsant