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stroke at age 34
by mcschwab, Jul 14, 2008 12:56AM
My daughter had a stroke 2 months ago at age 34. The hospital did every test imaginable. She had a neurologist, cardiologist and hematologist and nothing showed why she had the stroke. She has been on Volteren for years and there is a black box warning on this drug, that says may increase chances of stroke or heart attack. She quit that drug the day she had her stroke. Now she had a seizure and was told it is secondary to the stroke. Is this something that she will continue having? How does she know the difference between the seizure and another stroke? Symptoms seem to be very similar. Do you think the Volteren caused the stroke? She does not smoke and is not on birth control so very confused as to why she would have a stroke at age 34. Our family does not have history of strokes. Would appreciate any info that could help us to understand.
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Voltaran is Diclofenac which is a NSAID (non steroidal anti-inflammatory agent).
Diclofenac has been found to increase the risk of heart attacks and stroke especially on long term usage.
Although this side effect is very rare. The reason for increased tendency to strokes is because it causes the formation of blood clots.
Immediate medical help should be sought if a patient on long term diclofenac develops chest pain, breathlessness, weakness of one side of body and blurred vision.
There can be other causes of stroke as well like high blood pressure, hypercholesterolemia, and obesity.