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Suggest An Alternate Medicines For Voltaren And Meftal

hi, am 51 yrs old had a mascular back pain and my sis showed me some yoga exercises which only made the pain worse. saw a doctor and he gave me voltaren 50 2x a day and if necessary add 1x Meftal 500mg Its been 3 days and the pain has not subsided. Also Meftal makes me very sleepy. I have taken Voltaren before and no drowsy effects. can youu help? ITS OK I WILL GO BACK TO THE DOCTOR THANKS.....................
Wed, 17 Jul 2019
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Hello,

Meftal and Voltaren are both in the same group and the patients should decide to use one or the other but not both at the same time.
Voltaren can be taken up to 150 mg a day so you can take 75 mg of Voltaren twice a day and add paracetamol 500 mg every 6 hours to help with the pain. Sometimes you can also add small doses of codeine (15 mg) to each dose of paracetamol dose for a better effect.

If you are not better with this treatment in 3-4 days or you are any worse you will need to see your doctor again and confirm this is muscular pain. Physiotherapy may help ease the pain faster and prevent future episodes.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

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Dr. Antoneta Zotaj, General & Family Physician
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Suggest An Alternate Medicines For Voltaren And Meftal

Hello, Meftal and Voltaren are both in the same group and the patients should decide to use one or the other but not both at the same time. Voltaren can be taken up to 150 mg a day so you can take 75 mg of Voltaren twice a day and add paracetamol 500 mg every 6 hours to help with the pain. Sometimes you can also add small doses of codeine (15 mg) to each dose of paracetamol dose for a better effect. If you are not better with this treatment in 3-4 days or you are any worse you will need to see your doctor again and confirm this is muscular pain. Physiotherapy may help ease the pain faster and prevent future episodes. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Antoneta Zotaj, General & Family Physician