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Antidepressants and antipsychotics could serve as alternatives to opioids, study finds
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savvie lemmy.zip savvie@lemmy.zip
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A range of other medications could serve as alternatives to powerful opioids for pain relief in emergency departments, according to a new study.

The review paper examined non-opioid medications available in the emergency department at San Francisco general hospital and examined existing medical literature to figure out which ones might provide pain relief.

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k_rol lemmy.ca k_rol@lemmy.ca
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For antidepressants, we've known for a while that it works. To not give opioids, doctors often give a mix of pregabalin and cymbalta which together diminishes greatly pain feelings. They are still addictive but nowhere near as dangerous.

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