Are tennis pros allowed to take a pain killer to let them continue a match?

Djokovicfan

Professional
Anybody who has taken something small like vicoden or lortab( hydrocodone) knows that something like that is too weak to hurt performance and will work very well at reducing pain the player is suffering from. Anybody know if any players take a painkiller like that to fight through pain in a tennis match?
 

Djokovicfan

Professional
I know they can have painkilling injections before a match.
If they allow it before the match they should allow at least oral painkillers during the match. Unless they are using some
Super long lasting opioid pain killer before the match. If it wears off mid match youre screwed
 

chicagodude

Hall of Fame
Anybody who has taken something small like vicoden or lortab( hydrocodone) knows that something like that is too weak to hurt performance and will work very well at reducing pain the player is suffering from. Anybody know if any players take a painkiller like that to fight through pain in a tennis match?

Here's your answer:

Whether it's a good idea to use any, especially the opioid-based ones, is another question. You'd be taking a big risk doing a lot more damage.
 

BeatlesFan

Bionic Poster
Yes of course they are. Agassi got cortisone injections directly to his spine prior to many matches in 2004-2006. Medvedev took painkillers during his match against Stan, they showed him reaching into his bag and swallowing two pills. Hasn't everyone seen countless players taking painkillers on court, it's very common.
 

SumYungGai

Semi-Pro
Yes of course they are. Agassi got cortisone injections directly to his spine prior to many matches in 2004-2006. Medvedev took painkillers during his match against Stan, they showed him reaching into his bag and swallowing two pills. Hasn't everyone seen countless players taking painkillers on court, it's very common.
For sure. I mean I use to have to throw a few Motrin back during matches so that the pain would subside at least a little and let me continue to play. It's practically the norm at the higher levels. Your body just takes so much abuse day in and day out.
 

Djokovicfan

Professional
Here's your answer:

Whether it's a good idea to use any, especially the opioid-based ones, is another question. You'd be taking a big risk doing a lot more damage.
Alot of opioid medication do no harm other than being addictive. Opioids are functionally identical to your body’s natural endorphins. When you take opioids you are essentially feeling a “runners high” without having to run or exercise.
If opiates are bad for your health then so is exercise. And most doctors/intellectuals/scientists agree that exercise is not bad for you.
Many people are addicted to exercise, spicy food and candy because they all cause your body to release endorphins. This is why you will come across people who are full blown
Addicted to exercise. The endorphins released during and after exercise are just as addictive as opiate pain killers.
 

octobrina10

Talk Tennis Guru
Yes of course they are. Agassi got cortisone injections directly to his spine prior to many matches in 2004-2006. Medvedev took painkillers during his match against Stan, they showed him reaching into his bag and swallowing two pills. Hasn't everyone seen countless players taking painkillers on court, it's very common.
Medvedev himself said that he took a painkiller in the 1st set:
 

Pmasterfunk

Hall of Fame
is it OK for players to compete with TUE?
I mean, in the strictly legal sense, yes, that's basically what the TUE is for: to allow athletes who have some sort of sickness have a chance of competing at the highest level.
Is it okay morally? That's a pretty good debate. Can it be abused? Absolutely.

Yes of course they are.
Again, not completely true, as many painkillers contain banned substances. Top athletes can get post-dated TUEs pretty easily, which makes them "legal".
 
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vive le beau jeu !

Talk Tennis Guru
Can it be abused? Absolutely.
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octobrina10

Talk Tennis Guru

Fed devotee, your beloved one confirmed a long time ago that he has used painkillers.

Nov. 9, 2008:
¤¤ Top seed Roger Federer on Saturday said he was still taking painkillers...¤¤

January 6, 2012:
¤¤ “I’ve just been trying to manage the situation really. Back spasms happen and sometimes you can contain them with massage and paikillers . But I don’t want to drive myself crazy with more painkillers, and I need to do what’s right to get it better.” ¤¤

Nov.17, 2014:
¤¤ "I tried everything I could last night and today - painkillers, rest - until the very end, but I can't compete ..." ¤¤
 
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Deleted member 762049

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Anybody who has taken something small like vicoden or lortab( hydrocodone) knows that something like that is too weak to hurt performance and will work very well at reducing pain the player is suffering from. Anybody know if any players take a painkiller like that to fight through pain in a tennis match?
Both are allowed and are PEDs to a small degree, imo. Both hit the dopamine receptors, but not like Oxy, which is very stimulating and long lasting.
 

vive le beau jeu !

Talk Tennis Guru
Fed devotee, your beloved one confirmed a long time ago that he has used painkillers.

Nov. 9, 2008:
¤¤ Top seed Roger Federer on Saturday said he was still taking painkillers...¤¤

January 6, 2012:
¤¤ “I’ve just been trying to manage the situation really. Back spasms happen and sometimes you can contain them with massage and paikillers . But I don’t want to drive myself crazy with more painkillers, and I need to do what’s right to get it better.” ¤¤

Nov.17, 2014:
¤¤ "I tried everything I could last night and today - painkillers, rest - until the very end, but I can't compete ..." ¤¤
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Djokovicfan

Professional
Both are allowed and are PEDs to a small degree, imo. Both hit the dopamine receptors, but not like Oxy, which is very stimulating and long lasting.
Opioids actually hit the opioid
Receptors, which then can influence dopamine levels. But opiates do not directly hit dopamine receptors like stimulants such as adderall or cocaine. Things like that are much more PED than painkillers imo.
 

Djokovicfan

Professional
Painkillers are a must for dulling the pain of blood transfusions and PED injections.
Get a l
They are. It's called the opioid crisis.
they should make weak painkillers like vicoden available over the counter. Its hard to overdose if your an 18 year old taking a few vicodens of known strength, but its easy to overdose if you buy heroin on the street and it has fentanyl in it. Decriminalizing weak opiates will save many lives. Things are really changing these days tho. Judges and prosecutors kids are dying, and things simply start changing when judges and prosecutors kids are dying.
 

Djokovicfan

Professional
I mean, in the strictly legal sense, yes, that's basically what the TUE is for: to allow athletes who have some sort of sickness have a chance of competing at the highest level.
Is it okay morally? That's a pretty good debate. Can it be abused? Absolutely.


Again, not completely true, as many painkillers contain banned substances. Top athletes can get post-dated TUEs pretty easily, which makes them "legal".
What do morals have to do with drug use. Some of the kindest, big hearted people i know are addicts and dealers.
 

Djokovicfan

Professional
It's also quite toxic with prolonged usage, ask me how I know
Nsaids suck. They poison your liver. Opioid pain medicines are much healthier by themselves. If you become an addict, then the addict lifestyle is not healthy. Losing 30 pounds and not brushing your teeth because youre a degenerate addict is obviously not good for your health, but opiates themselves are not toxic to your body. Everybody sees addicts who look like towels and they assume the opiates are making them look so unhealthy. Its not the drugs. Its the drugs/addict lifestyle that comes along with it.
 

ryanholi0

Rookie
Are they taking opioids during the matches? I would think it would slow your reaction time somewhat if you took high enough dose.
 

Pmasterfunk

Hall of Fame
What do morals have to do with drug use. Some of the kindest, big hearted people i know are addicts and dealers.
I apologize for the wording, I didn't mean to say people who take drugs have loose morals. I understand that nobody wants to be an addict, and blaming and demonizing them only makes things worse.

I was trying to say that the moral debate is in allowing TUEs in the first place. It's very easy to abuse the system, but is it morally acceptable to let some people abuse to give others who may not get a chance to compete otherwise a chance?
 

Djokovicfan

Professional
I apologize for the wording, I didn't mean to say people who take drugs have loose morals. I understand that nobody wants to be an addict, and blaming and demonizing them only makes things worse.

I was trying to say that the moral debate is in allowing TUEs in the first place. It's very easy to abuse the system, but is it morally acceptable to let some people abuse to give others who may not get a chance to compete otherwise a chance?
I dont quite understand
What you said in your last paragraph. What are you asking sir?
 

Djokovicfan

Professional
Are they taking opioids during the matches? I would think it would slow your reaction time somewhat if you took high enough dose.
Youd have to take alot before you got sedated tho. Popping a vicoden or 2 isnt going to slow you down, especially if you have a tolerance
 
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