same for menstrual cramps

If you don't have chronoc headaches / migraines, you don't necessarily have to follow this advice.

Taking a pill for the slightest pain will be detrimental in the long run for your liver and the painkiller's efficiency.

Define "slightest pain".

If you're in occassional discomfort and it's impacting your wellbeing having an aspirin once in a while is probably not a huge deal.

If you have recurring pain constantly or frequently then you need medical attention and you should follow that guidance, not what anybody says on the Internet.
- Thank you. People with chronic headaches or migraines are the ones that should not follow this advice, as painkiller-induced headaches are a thing and only make matters worse. Just see a doc.
  
  As for occasional headaches: It's going to be a lot easier fixing the issue that lead to a headache once you don't suffer.
on the contrary if it's occasional it's fine, if it's chronic you have to switch to lighter stuff like weed

It's not about glory.

It's about becoming dependant on a crutch that may not always be there, or could have been the first step when the pain becomes TRULY unbearable instead of having to escalate to btc pharmaceuticals from there.

Once the pain sets in the meds won’t work as well/at all, depending on the type of pain and your particular body. Preemptive medication is more than just a crutch!

I don't enjoy suffering a headache or think it's virtuous, but I was always taught that pain is your body sending a message. Usually, unless it's a proper migraine, I can figure out what the cause is and address it. Muscle tension, dehydration, low electrolytes, etc.

If it remains a puzzle, I'm not opposed to OTC analgesics. I just like to try to troubleshoot first (:

Yeaaahh buuut... as a person who used to have migraines developing tolerance is a thing a very much a problem. Luckly some tolerances the body seems to "unlearn them".

I'm happy with my current liver, thanks.

i mean to what degree does it even affect your liver from taking one pill when you occasionally get a headache?

like it cant be worse than one beer, right
- Ibuprofen crew checking in.
  
  Those of us with minor, chronic pain would like to keep what's left of our stomach linings.

Not trying to be tough. Just never really thought those pills did much.

They do help. Tylenol for back pain, ibuprofen or aspirin for swelling or other pain.

The problem is it takes about 30 to 45 minutes to really kick in. So the question always becomes "did it go away or are the drugs working?"

Generally, yeah they're doing something.

Man, this took me so long to get through my skull. I used to be a "I don't need the medicine, why self-medicate when I can just endure it and it will go away".

I got older, started having those little aches turn into ruin-your-day annoyances that only reset with a sleep overnight and now I mildly resent young me for being silly about it.

In holes, on the other hand..

Gowron obviously is not finding glory in that hole.

Jesus that meme cracks me up every time.
- Gowron obviously is not finding glory in that hole
  
  He might! We only see the first part of his adventure in gloryholing!
  
  that meme cracks me up every time.

But then I can't complain!

I'd probably take them more often if they did anything for me. Last time I was injured they did fuck all.

I would, but I must suffer. Because there is currently a cat sitting on me.

I needed to hear this today, thank you!

Sent after finally taking some Ibuprofen

Who's out there not taking medicine for a headache or cramps? I'll take two Advil liquigels at even the hint of a headache.

Taking painkillers is kind of like closing the doors of the control room as the captain of a sub and driving onwards when there's a fire onboard.

Something gloryhole something rough something headache medicine.

I used to have frequent headaches as a child.
Initially, I just took the medicine, but everytime, it returned with 2xamplitude after a day or so (probably when the effect wore off).
Stopped taking the medicine after a few years.

It was much later that I realised, headaches always have a root cause and the pain was just telling me - there's something much worse going on.

Pain is your friend. Tells you when there is a problem and sometimes, even helps you know where.
Had I taken painkillers for my broken toe, I probably would have broken it again... and again.

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Relax the muscles around your skull, headache gone.

Yeah just simply stop having a headache
- There exist people that need to do just that. That said, they won't learn it from somebody telling them.
  
  (And yeah, fuck the people that assume it applies to everybody.)
- It works for me.