DICLOFENAC for back Pain

[riffjack846]

Has anyone on here been prescribed this drug for pain? When I looked it up it's classified as a NSAID and I always thought Afib sufferers shouldn't be taking this type of drug. Thanks for your time.

[wilsond]

I have it on prescription sometimes, as a gel. It isn't absorbed into the bloodstream that way,or at least not enough to aggravate AF. X

[BobD Volunteer]

NSAIDS are not recomended if you have AF other than topical gels used sparingly.

[riffjack846 in reply to BobD]

I wonder if this osteo doctor prescribed it partly because my health record has been updated to AFIB-resolved recently. Maybe I should call my Cardio guy on Monday and ask them.

[Finvola]

Diclofenac was shown to cause AF in a large scale investigation some years ago by the university of Aarhus. I would never take any oral NSAID but do use topical gel sparingly for very sore bouts of backache.

Here's a link to the BMJ article on the survey conducted about 12 years ago.

bmj.com/content/362/bmj.k34...

[riffjack846 in reply to Finvola]

Thanks.

[Frances123]

I personally wouldn’t touch it with a barge pole or any other NSAIDs. I do use ibuprofen gel sparingly on odd occasions.