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What long term health problems can you have if you take pain medicine on a regular basis?
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Kidney failure : You can have renal disease liver failure. Addiction. Dependence. Bleeding ulcer etc.
Answered 10/20/2012
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Long-term analgesics: Taking pain meds for headache regularly can lead to more headaches whenever the drug's blood level drops below therapeutic. Treating the cause of the headaches is preferable. Narcotic analgesics can cause constipation & possibly increased back pain (if that's why you're taking it) due to increased intra-abdominal pressure. Use stool softener &/or increased dietary fiber. See comment for more.
Answered 10/4/2016
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