Volterol gel

[babs1234]

I had my usual pain over left eye on my forehead and last night rubbed in volterol gel. It worked. Had anyone else tried it

[Frodo]

Interesting. I had thought of trying it on my neck as I get pain which originates there and shoots up into my head, but I have a bad reaction to NSAIDS so was too scared to try it in the end.

[babs1234 in reply to Frodo]

I’ve always used it on my neck and shoulders as the pain there coincides with the headache. Just thought I’d give it a go on the head and it did ease the pain somewhat

[md5299]

Yep, pain in left eye, neck and head so I use it all the time.

[Cat00]

I'm only allowed 6 painkillers a month so I didn't want to use it as I wanted to able to have my triptans. My gp said it was absorbed locally and therefore didn't count in regards to medication overuse headache but my neurologist completely disagrees. So I don't use it.

[babs1234 in reply to Cat00]

I didn’t know whether it was advisable to use on the head but it certainly eased the pain so will be using it again

[Cat00 in reply to babs1234]

I don't think it matters where on the body you use it, it just comes down to whether your migraines are frequent enough to put you at risk of getting rebound headaches from medication overuse.

[bamboo89]

I'd certainly have tried it if I could - I'm on blood thinners, so Voltarol is not an option, even if it is just the gel, because even the gel also thins the blood quite significantly according to both my GP and the pharmacist. I do, though, have 10% Ibuprofen gel that I can use, and I, too, apply it to my neck, the left side of my face and over the brow bone to try to get rid of not only the pain, but the sensation that someone or something is pressing quite hard in the area... it helps, but probably not so much as Voltarol would. I'd dearly love to try Voltarol though - sometimes the discomfort and pressure is so bad its actually painful to move my eye that side, or it makes if feel like there's something in my eye, so it waters.

[headachequeen]

Yes!! That stuff is amazing. When my arteries in my neck feel inflamed it will calm them down. My doc described it as "ibuprofen gel". Goes right to the spot. Had also helped when I have local areas of weird nerve activity

[bamboo89 in reply to headachequeen]

Voltarol is not the same thing as Ibuprofen gel - the active ingredient in Voltarol is diclofenac, on of the NSAIDs, whereas ibuprofen gel is just that, ibuprofen.

[headachequeen in reply to bamboo89]

Ok. I’m not sure why he called it that. It is definitely Voltaren (diclofenac). And it's awesome.

[bamboo89 in reply to headachequeen]

As if life's not difficult enough, without doctors giving out incorrect information! I envy you the voltarol😊

[babs1234 in reply to bamboo89]

Why can’t you get it? You can buy it over the counter in the UK

[bamboo89 in reply to babs1234]

Oh,I can get it,but I can't use it - its likely to cause internal bleeding cos I'm on blood thinners, so its a no no. I can't even swallow ibuprofen, only allowed to use Ibuprofen gel...

[babs1234 in reply to bamboo89]

Ah ok. I can’t take staid’s orally either due to having had a gastric ulcer

[bamboo89 in reply to babs1234]

Probably just as well - using topically applied gels on the skin is much safer and less likely to cause unwanted side effects than swallowing drugs.There's always a price...

[Winnie77]

I’ve not heard of it. Love to check it out

[Hidden]

I tried this today in desperation (literally nothing takes the edge off the pain for me) it didn't help in any noticeable way darn it!!! Tried it on my forehead, back and side of neck, Jaw, side of face and shoulder. Nada. 😭

[babs1234 in reply to Hidden]

Awww sorry you didn’t get any relief. ☹️