Diclofenac.

[MWB]

I'm taking Diclofenac, (voltarin) 75mg, twice a day. Can it cause diarrhea and make you quite tired?

[CJ242]

Gave me vicious stomach cramps as well!

[shaneystar2]

Are you taking for arthritics MWB ?
If so yes .It can make you feel lousy .It does upset your tum too.
If you have to take it long term then ask your GP for a stomach protector .Long term use can have side effects .Try and get off asap .Awful stuff.

[bensmum]

I can't take it - gives me terrible stomach pains

[MWB]

Yeah, arthritis. I don't have stomach cramps as I'm taking losec as well.

[ELVIS68]

I`ve taken it before and yes it does give you the squits

[shaneystar2]

He's given you something to protect the stomach then .
It does give you the runs for a while until it gets into your system . Did me anyway .But then again different drugs affect people different ways. It made me feel spaced out ..bit like wading through mud all day .. I stuck it out for a few months but couldn't hack it . Then I was given other arthritis drugs with the same old each time .In the end I knocked them on the head . I just put up with it now and take a couple of painkillers when I'm really desperate.
Unfortunately there is no cure for this rotten arthritis and I sympathise with you .Keep moving !!!

[Nannyjillx2]

I take 100mg 4 times a day along with an assortment of other drugs - got used to it now - I felt completely exhausted for the 1st 3 months although I found it difficult to sleep.

[Jugglering]

It made me totally *spaced out* and although a really good painkiller, I didn't feel safe to drive whilst taking it, all I wanted to do was lie down and sleep....

I believe I had the e/c tables - they have an enteric coating which is designed to avoid stomach irritation. If yours aren't this type, then you could ask your GP for the e/c ones instead. Anyway, you should always take them with or after food.

Incidentally, you can also get voltarol in a suppository form - slightly embarrassing at first but I found these really good at pain relief.

More info on voltarol here:-
http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/medicines/100002791 .html

[GCN]

diclofenac made my husband bleed internally

[daffy654]

Diclofenac caused me to develop gastro oesophageal reflux disease. I wouldn't take them again if they were the only painkiller on the planet!

[Lonnie]

I think your supposed to take it either with or after a meal, otherwise it eats away your stomach lining, if you haven't, this is why you've probably why you've got the trots.

Its powerful stuff.

[gelda]

I take mine WITH a meal, I've been taking it for 2 years now and have never had any side affects.

[rojash]

Chuck it in the bin, and bake yourself some hash cookies. More effective, virtually zero side-effects (unless you eat to many - and then the side-effects are quite pleasant).