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Are there pain medicines for arthritis that wont cause drowsiness?
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Anti-inflammatories: Arthritis is best treated with anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen, naproxen, ketoprofen, etc. None of them usually cause drowsiness to any great extent. Pain killers (opiate derivatives- codeine, hydrocodone, oxycodone) cause drowsiness and are not the best choice for arthritic pain as they only treat the pain, not the underlying cause- the inflammation. Be careful of stomach irritation.
Answered 10/13/2012
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