Pain is a symptom of a number of diseases, including osteoarthritis, which can also cause the person to seek medical care or seek pain medicine.
With osteoarthritis, pain can be due to inflammation (rheumatoid arthritis), arthritis ... There are many drugs used in this situation. Depending on the examination, the nature of the disease, the physician will prescribe the appropriate medication. With rheumatoid arthritis, anti-inflammatory drugs or used as:
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen, indometacin, piroxicam, diclofenac, ketoprofen ... However, in this group besides the benefits in treatment, the disadvantage of the drug is to cause stomach ulcers, Severe gastrointestinal bleeding, gastric perforation ...
Steroids such as prednisolone, dexamethasone, betamethasone ... are powerful anti-inflammatory drugs. However, these drugs have many undesirable side effects such as osteoporosis, gastrointestinal bleeding, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, swelling ... Therefore, these medications should be considered for use by a specialist and Have careful monitoring during drug use.
In your case, should see the correct diagnosis, because many symptoms are similar but the disease is not likely to be the same. You should not use your neighbor's prescriptions, because even the same disease but the drug use different.
Only go to the doctor, the doctor will give you the most appropriate medication and advice, and avoid or minimize the potential adverse effects.