Diclofenac for Rheumatoid Arthritis User Reviews (Page 2)
Brand names: Voltaren, Cataflam, Cambia, Zorvolex, Zipsor Lofena
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- Taken for less than 1 month
- August 13, 2020
Diclofenac "The cream helps me. My knees hurt so badly in the morning I can barely walk. The Voltaren cream reduces the pain and increases my movement ability."
- Anonymous
- August 19, 2009
Diclofenac "Great medicine, however, it is for temporary relief. It kills pain for about 1 to 2 hours."
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- Taken for less than 1 month
- October 2, 2014
"I did take it without food, and my stomach did not like the pain, like gas high in the stomach and right side pain. Given by the VA."
- pin...
- December 10, 2010
Diclofenac "The doctor prescribed me this medicine to take for a week. It helps to reduce the pain for only a short period of time. The good thing is I don't get any side effects except mild diarrhea."
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- September 16, 2009
"It works wonders, I would certainly recommend it highly."
- Anonymous
- November 3, 2009
"Took away my pain. Couldn't walk, pain in heel and joints."
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- Spa...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- September 12, 2017
Diclofenac "I found no relief from using this product for osteoarthritis."
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- March 13, 2009
"I was prescribed diclofenac for rheumatoid arthritis. 75 mg, 2 times per day. I didn't find it helped me at all. Now switched to Celebrex 200 mg/day and feeling much better."
- Anonymous
- April 29, 2008
"I use it for arthritis pain. They think I have fibromyalgia. It has worked great! Also has helped the pain in my heel where I have a spur. Nothing else helped that. It's wonderful!"
- Arl...
- October 29, 2019
"I got the cream in a 1%, and it didn't do anything. I called and asked for something stronger."
- Dot...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- September 3, 2019
"Great for my RA in my knees - Voltaren."
- Bac...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- June 7, 2024
"Very slight reduction in knee swelling. That's it. Fortunately, no side effects but I got better results from coated aspirins. No help but no harm. Can't really recommend it or not."
- tho...
- May 9, 2011
Diclofenac "I need to take Cytotec (misoprostol) with it."
- Tre...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- January 29, 2022
"Very bad headache, and they make me sleepy, loss of appetite, and problems with my vision."
- Sbe...
- Taken for 6 months to 1 year
- October 28, 2015
"I have been using diclofenac orally. No relief in pain or swelling. Using this for 4-5 months. I also used the Voltaren gel without any relief in pain or swelling."
- Cri...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- March 17, 2021
"This medication didn’t give me any relief. I am using it at 4 mark, and it doesn’t phase the pain."
- Anonymous
- September 5, 2009
"I found it helpful initially, but after a couple of months, it did nothing for my pain or movements."
- cru...
- March 25, 2009
Diclofenac "Given to me on a cruise when I had swelling in my legs, which seemed to be a circulation problem, not my rheumatoid arthritis. This had no effect on my swelling."
- Bon...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- September 24, 2018
"Have been taking it for 6 days. Doesn’t seem to help. Still in agony nearly every night. Waking with chills or in a pool of sweat. Vicodin helps for a few hours."
- Doe...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- December 31, 2016
Diclofenac "I went through half a tube of this garbage, and it didn't work at all... and I got to be sticky as well... so that was fun."
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Diclofenac "I have fibromyalgia too - it's been helpful as a painkiller!"