LittleWolf said:
Has anyone used Diclofenac? It helps a little with minor pain but I can't get it over the counter. Seems to be the thing least likely to make me Ill. Mode, it's meant to be particularly helpful for lady parts. The suppositories are a bit uncomfortable but seem to work better than pills. [/url]
Hi LittleWolf
I was given Diclofenac in hospital following knee replacement, but altho' my doc did let me take them for a little while afterwards, he prefers to give me Naproxen, prob due to my age (65 then) and weight (a lot), as he said it's safer for my heart (which I have no probs with). I had no side effects.
You can get a low dosage Diclofenac, sold as Voltarol, over the counter, I think there are 2 sizes, 12.5 and 25mg, but they are very small packs (usefull for a trial), and the chemist will give you the third degree. So I do occasionally supplement my Naproxen with it in place of Paracetamol, (but pse don't tell my doc) !
I also had chronic cramps and period pain all my life, which was only resolved by taking 2x50mg of Pyridoxine hydrochloride ie Vitamin B6, morning and evening, total 200mg/day for about 2 years. This info came to me via a chemistry/biology teacher whose wife was prescribed them by her doc because they stimulate the body to produce oestrogen, the lack of which causes the problem.
My doc said they were perfectly safe, as watersoluble, so the body would excrete any excess, but also recommended I reduce them as/when I was able, on the principle that all meds should be used as little as required to do the job. So, after 12mths, I reduced to 3 per day, then down to 2 etc. and the pain was
cured. But bear in mind they also present risks for kidneys and neuropathy, although no-one told me this at the time.
BMc