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Success with Qutenza, or not?
Hi, I have consented to an in office Qutueza treatment. I have severe neuropathic pain. Coming up day after tomorrow. So I tried the OTC capsaicin, just to see if I could handle it? I couldn't. I was SCREAMING in pain, from OTC capsaicin cream, that is only .1% cspsaicin. Trying to wash it off because I assumed I made a big mistake, just made it worse. Really, darn near killed me. The Qutenza is 80x stronger. They prescribed a topical lidocaine anesthhetic from pharmacy that I am supposed to apply an hour before my appt, which I didn't have when I used the otc stuff. Honestly I am scared to death of what that Qutenza is going to do to me, but at the same time, hopeful that it will help in the long run. I'd certainly welcome anybody's experience with Qutenza, and thank you so much in advance!
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I am scheduled for a Qutenza treatment Jan. 4th 2024 if u have your treatment before me (Please) let know your results, or if anyone out there who has had this treatment before, please let us know your results. Thank U 🙏
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3 ReactionsI will, mine is tomorrow, 12/21/23.
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1 ReactionI had 3 applications of Qutenza. The Lidocaine did help to ease the burn, a very important step. I got 2 1/2 months relief from one application and the other two were about 2 months relief. I am not going to continue. It is too expensive for the relatively short term relief. I still need to use Diclofenac gel, Lyrica and Tramadol for the pain. I guess results are different for each person.
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2 ReactionsOK had it done. The pre procedure anesthetic worked well, burned a bit, but not unbearable like before. Doctor said id know by Christmas day, at latest,
how effective overall it will be. Fingers crossed!
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2 ReactionsFor related discussions, see:
- Has anyone tried Capsaicin (Qutenza) for neuropathy in their feet? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/has-anyone-tried-capsaicin/
- Pain Relieve: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pain-relieve/
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2 ReactionsWhat a great gift for Christmas I guess my Christmas gift will be a little late this year ( Jan. 4th ) I’ll have to wait until next year. Please keep me posted. GOD BLESS and Merry Christmas.
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3 ReactionsThanks, Merry Christmas to you. I'll update one more time in a few days as to the effectiveness of this.
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1 ReactionThank you!
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1 ReactionJust received approval for treatment. Looking for some comments from others who have experienced it.
There are a few discussions of this if you put the name into search like this one: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/succes-with-qutenza-or-not/ or this one: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/has-anyone-tried-capsaicin/
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