I take pain killers for headaches.

For rides, I prefer to train - the idea seems wrong to me, doing more km than I am ready for, and compensating that with pills - I am afraid I'd ride through pain that shows you are overusing your body.

that was a polite way of saying, are you nuts - you're doping.

But I do know folks who do it.

I do take diclofenac cream for sore sitbones though.