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8% topical capsaicin for peripheral neuropathy

Neuropathy | Last Active: Sep 3 5:03pm | Replies (14)
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@acktiv1

I hope capsaicin works for many people but it was a nightmare for me. I applied prescription-strength capsaicin the first time without a problem. The next day I stepped into a hot bath. The pain was excruciating! Don’t know why that happened but I would never get near it again.

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proteusx | @proteusx | Aug 31 6:06pm

The only FDA approved capsaicin product for PN is Qutenza in which the active ingredient is embedded in a complex delivery system that is applied by a physician every 3 months via a patch. It has virtually no adverse systemic effects but causes local irritation in about a third of the recipients; in controlled trials this irritation , which is generally transient, caused only 1 % to discontinue its use. Vastly lower doses contained in other non FDA approved topicals frequently cause far more inflammation and have low use compliance because of this.

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