Brands > Voltaren

I had been having problems with my knees -- probably because of my profession. I also have a lot of other medical issues and take a virtual pharmacy of pills and prescriptions. My doctors didn't want to give me any additional oral prescriptions, so I was given Voltaren gel. It's OK, but I can't really say it's doing that good a job at controlling the inflammation. It's pretty expensive and I think a tube of Aspercreme is almost as effective at about 1/10 of the price. There are no side effects. I'm currently evaluating if I should continue Voltaren. My physical activity has subsided and I may be able to stop its use (and draining my wallet).

My doc added a prescription for Diclofenac (Voltaren) for me when I asked him about increasing the amount of Ibuprofen I was taking daily for arthritis pain in my knees. It's tough getting old! I take the Diclo twice a day, in the morning and at night, and it works wonderfully. I had gotten to the point where I was taking almost a gram of Ibuprofen a couple times a day, because I needed it during the day to get around, and I needed it at night otherwise my knee pain would wake me up when I moved in bed.

I haven't suffered any side effects from the Diclofenac, and in fact have run across a couple other people who are also taking it. Apparently it has been around for a while and not all docs were prescribing it, preferring to go to Celebrex or Vioxx or some other drug like that. I've been very happy with the Diclofenac.