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how long does a pain killer that a doctor gave you take away your pain if you tore a musscle
i think that was more then help if i could look up the name of the med and all that i would but i can tell u it is a 500 mg pill thats all i know as for the reast of that info the remain a mystrery cause i don't live with the persin and they did not tell me
Thank you for clarifying your question.
It depends on the medication that has been taken. Some pain meds are "short acting" - meaning, they are typically prescribed to be taken every 4-6 hours and that would be the approximate amount of time that medication could be expected to give relief, give or take a little bit on either end.
Other pain meds are "long acting", meaning they are typically prescribed for a once or twice daily dosing scheduled (approximately 12 hours apart) and they are presumably able to provide pain relief for that extent of time. There are even longer acting meds that are usually in a patch form that you don't change for 48-72 hours.
Of course, everyone is different and can have different reactions/experiences with the same medications. It could be that someone could take a short acting pain med and yet they still feel teh pain relief maybe 8-10 hours after the dose and they do not need to take itt at the 4-6 hour level. Other people on the long acting medications may get the full period of pain relief from them (say the 12 hours), but otheres may not and may require a short acting med for BT (breakthrough) pain - that is pain that "breaks through" the covereage from the long acting med. That is why most doctors who prescribe a long acting med (12 hours or more), will also prescribe a short acting med to be taken only during those breakthrough pain times.
Long acting meds can be in either pill form or a patch form. The pill forms are the ones that are typiically prescribed once or twice a day, whereas teh patches are usually prescribed to be changed to a new patch either every 48 hours or every 72 hours. Many patients on the patches, no matter which change schedule they are on, also find that they need some kind of breakthrough med, especially toward the end of time the first patch is on and the beginning of when the new patch is applied.
Now, as far as any of these meds still making someone sleepy or groggy the next morning if the dose was taken the night before - again, it depends on whether it was a short acting or long acting med - and if it was a long acting med, which one/form it was. The chances of a short acting med that was say, taken at 8:00 pm, to still be causing grogginess/sleepiness, etc., at 8:00 am the next day is pretty low I believe. However, if the med was a long term med that was taken at approximately that same time (8pm), it's quite possible that you could still be groggy/sleepy from the effects of the meds at 8am the next morning becuase at that time you would JUST be getting to the 12 hour time range for that med. Again, it also depends on the person taking the meds - some people metaboloize meds faster than others, so even the short acting meds only last an hour or two for them and the long acting meds, they may be able to get 6-8 hours of pain relief out of them before they start wearing off before the 12 hour time frame is up.
If it is in patch form, it is definitely quite possible that you would still be groggy/sleepy if you put the patch on at say 8pm and still felt the fatigue at 8am. While some people fine that with the patches, they don't notice much pain relief until the first patch has been on for 24 hours or longer - there are otheres that get pretty quick relief from them, so they would be more likely to feel the grogginess after one night of having it on.
I guess what I'm trying to say and apparently only just rambling on and on (LOL) - is that it does depend on the medication (short or long acting), as well as the time the med was taken, the strength of the medication and the person themselves. Some people get more affected by pain medications than others.
It will, of course, also depend on whether the person is also taking any other medications with the pain meds. Many, many meds interact with one another, so if there are any other meds being used along with the pain meds, that could definitely affect how long the pain relief and side effects (tiredness, etc.) last.
If you can look at the pill bottle that was given and let us know what medication (the name) it is and the dose information (strength, how to take, etc.) - we might be able to give you more accurate infromation.
However, I do hope that at least some of what I'm written has helped explain it.
It depends on the medication that has been taken. Some pain meds are "short acting" - meaning, they are typically prescribed to be taken every 4-6 hours and that would be the approximate amount of time that medication could be expected to give relief, give or take a little bit on either end.
Other pain meds are "long acting", meaning they are typically prescribed for a once or twice daily dosing scheduled (approximately 12 hours apart) and they are presumably able to provide pain relief for that extent of time. There are even longer acting meds that are usually in a patch form that you don't change for 48-72 hours.
Of course, everyone is different and can have different reactions/experiences with the same medications. It could be that someone could take a short acting pain med and yet they still feel teh pain relief maybe 8-10 hours after the dose and they do not need to take itt at the 4-6 hour level. Other people on the long acting medications may get the full period of pain relief from them (say the 12 hours), but otheres may not and may require a short acting med for BT (breakthrough) pain - that is pain that "breaks through" the covereage from the long acting med. That is why most doctors who prescribe a long acting med (12 hours or more), will also prescribe a short acting med to be taken only during those breakthrough pain times.
Long acting meds can be in either pill form or a patch form. The pill forms are the ones that are typiically prescribed once or twice a day, whereas teh patches are usually prescribed to be changed to a new patch either every 48 hours or every 72 hours. Many patients on the patches, no matter which change schedule they are on, also find that they need some kind of breakthrough med, especially toward the end of time the first patch is on and the beginning of when the new patch is applied.
Now, as far as any of these meds still making someone sleepy or groggy the next morning if the dose was taken the night before - again, it depends on whether it was a short acting or long acting med - and if it was a long acting med, which one/form it was. The chances of a short acting med that was say, taken at 8:00 pm, to still be causing grogginess/sleepiness, etc., at 8:00 am the next day is pretty low I believe. However, if the med was a long term med that was taken at approximately that same time (8pm), it's quite possible that you could still be groggy/sleepy from the effects of the meds at 8am the next morning becuase at that time you would JUST be getting to the 12 hour time range for that med. Again, it also depends on the person taking the meds - some people metaboloize meds faster than others, so even the short acting meds only last an hour or two for them and the long acting meds, they may be able to get 6-8 hours of pain relief out of them before they start wearing off before the 12 hour time frame is up.
If it is in patch form, it is definitely quite possible that you would still be groggy/sleepy if you put the patch on at say 8pm and still felt the fatigue at 8am. While some people fine that with the patches, they don't notice much pain relief until the first patch has been on for 24 hours or longer - there are otheres that get pretty quick relief from them, so they would be more likely to feel the grogginess after one night of having it on.
I guess what I'm trying to say and apparently only just rambling on and on (LOL) - is that it does depend on the medication (short or long acting), as well as the time the med was taken, the strength of the medication and the person themselves. Some people get more affected by pain medications than others.
It will, of course, also depend on whether the person is also taking any other medications with the pain meds. Many, many meds interact with one another, so if there are any other meds being used along with the pain meds, that could definitely affect how long the pain relief and side effects (tiredness, etc.) last.
If you can look at the pill bottle that was given and let us know what medication (the name) it is and the dose information (strength, how to take, etc.) - we might be able to give you more accurate infromation.
However, I do hope that at least some of what I'm written has helped explain it.
the question was if a person tore there muscle like there hamstring and they take the pain killer before they go to bed how long will the pain killer still be in there stystem but not the like an advil its something that a doctor gave you like say i take and advil i know im gunna be tired and garggy as soon as that pill takes it affect and takes my pain away but now say i have a 500 mg pill that a doctor gave me cause i have an injury and i passout right away from it and did not wake up till the next day would that pill still be wokring makeing me tired and garggy and whatever it does
i was asking this cause my boyfirend tore his hamstring a few days ago and he on like a 500 mg pain killer and i don't know the name of it
Some anti-inflammatories last 4-6 hours but opioid medications have many different half-lives. Which one are you using?
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It depends on the painkiller. Some are long acting and some are short acting. Usually it is best to take a combination of both. Pain reliever patches are also there which you can apply. Discuss with your doctor. Take care!
Welcome to the MedHelp forum!
It depends on the painkiller. Some are long acting and some are short acting. Usually it is best to take a combination of both. Pain reliever patches are also there which you can apply. Discuss with your doctor. Take care!
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