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can pain kill you and if it can how?

im curious if you are in pain do you need pain killers or is it just a want for pain killers can pain kill you and how

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    A sudden, intense burst of pain can cause you to go into shock and if not brought out of that shock you can die. But otherwise, pain is a purely psychological experience and has purely psychological consequences. Uncontrollable pain has driven people insane before, but a cut on your arm will not drive you mad.

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    Neural impulses (and therefore pain impulses) are transmitted via the nerves. The nerves are formed by different cells which are not completely in contact with each other, believe it or not. These gaps between nerve cells are called synapses and are easily jumped by the pain impulses. However most of the common analgesics (pain killers) put a kind of chemical roadblock on the synapses making it impossible for the impulse to jump the blocked synapse and to reach the brain pain center. Et voila The pain SENSATION has been killed. The pain still very much exists.

  • 5 years ago

    Pain can not kill you. If it was severe enough it would simply cause your body to go into shock, and if you're not brought out of shock quick enough that can kill you.💯

  • 1 decade ago

    You can indeed die from horrible, mind numbing pain. You can go into shock, which is when your organs start to slow and eventualy shut down. The brain sends a signal to your body to release natural pain killers, when thoes dont work the brain tells te rest of the body to stop working to stop the pain, the irony is the pain stop but the person can die as a result

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  • 1 decade ago

    Well, Yes you can die into pain. Your brain will basically take all the pain and then send your body into shock. Basically if untreated you can have a heart attack or stroke, and well die.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    6 years ago

    Yes, if the pain is severe enough

  • 1 decade ago

    Well you can go into shock, and die if not treated.

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