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Andrew Huberman · 2024-01-15

Tools to Reduce & Manage Pain | Dr. Sean Mackey

Tools to Reduce & Manage Pain | Dr. Sean Mackey

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Naprosyn (naproxen)

Roche (inferred)

“The two over-the-counter NSAIDs, the prototypical over-the-counter ones, are ibuprofen and Naprosyn. Those are the ones you can buy over the counter”— Sean Mackey
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Toradol (ketorolac)

ketorolac (inferred)

“Naproxen is another one. Toradol or ketorolac is another one. The two over-the-counter NSAIDs... are ibuprofen and Naprosyn”— Sean Mackey
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Celecoxib (Celebrex)

Pfizer (inferred)

“There are versions of the NSAIDs that we refer to as cox2 inhibitors. They're very selective, like celecoxib, that is less irritating on the stomach”— Sean Mackey
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TENS device

transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

“there was the introduction of a device to take advantage of this called the tens device. And tens is an acronym. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation”— Sean Mackey
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MS Contin

Purdue Pharma (inferred)

“Morphine and its commercial derivatives MS Contin, which is a long lasting version of morphine”— Sean Mackey
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Tramadol

Grunenthal (inferred)

“There are mixed agents like tramadol, which is a kind of a weak opioid but also has some what's called serotonin and norepinephrine, reuptake inhibition”— Sean Mackey
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Dilaudid (hydromorphone)

hydromorphone (inferred)

“We've got Dilaudid, which is a version of trade name for hydromorphone. So there's a slew”— Sean Mackey
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Vicodin

AbbVie (inferred)

“Doc cut her off from a little bit of Vicodin that she was taking intermittently for some back pain that had been well managed”— Sean Mackey
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Charlotte's Web (CBD strain)

Stanley Brothers (inferred)

“there's a strain of cannabis where it's pure CBD, no THC. I think they call it Charlotte's Web... it seems to be effective for the treatment of certain forms of pediatric epilepsy”— Andrew Huberman
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Acetyl-L-carnitine

various supplement brands

“for neuropathic pain, acetyl-l-carnitine is one of them... it's one of the few over-the-counter agents that actually had disease modifying properties”— Sean Mackey
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Alpha lipoic acid

various supplement brands

“Alpha lipoic acid is another one... it is a T type calcium channel modulator... it can have some benefit for neuropathic pain”— Sean Mackey
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Creatine

various supplement brands

“creatine has shown in small pilot studies some benefit in fibromyalgia and some other types of conditions”— Sean Mackey
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Fish oil (omega-3s)

various supplement brands

“Fish oil, the omega 3s have been found to be beneficial around chronic pain”— Sean Mackey