VoldemortsBallsack t1_jbyu1ap wrote on March 12, 2023 at 7:54 PM

I can personally attest to how well this works for a foot injury. I smashed a dolly for a boat hull onto the back of my Achilles tendon, I couldn't even put pressure on the foot or walk after hurting it. I put a capsaicin patch on it overnight and I woke up and had absolutely zero pain, like I was never hurt. Never tested it for back pain or other injuries but it definitely helps and worth a shot.

5tyhnmik t1_jbyufz7 wrote on March 12, 2023 at 7:57 PM

Did you just have a capsaicin patch lying around or how did you think to do this in the first place? I am not familiar with these patches.

kinda_alone t1_jbyy04h wrote on March 12, 2023 at 8:21 PM

Someone recommended it to me. I had a bout of nerve pain following an accident myself. I was seeing some specialist who kept prescribing various nerve pain medicines. Nothing was working. Eventually she recommended I try a capsaicin cream, which did the trick for me. Not sure if it was a placebo or if there’s something actually to it, but god damn it was a life send

Justtryme90 t1_jbyz5aq wrote on March 12, 2023 at 8:29 PM

Capsaisin is an irritant. Constant exposure to it, leads to a depletion of neurotransmitters in nearby pain sensing nerves. I don't think it's placebo. So long as you keep using it, it should help.

Papancasudani t1_jbzrb72 wrote on March 12, 2023 at 11:52 PM

Tangential to what you said, it actually san't be placebo tested because there's no burning inactive placebo. If something doesn't burn then it can be distinguished from the actual treatment, which makes it useless as a placebo. If it burns, it's probably activating the same channels as capsaicin does, in which case it's not inactive.

VoldemortsBallsack t1_jbz0375 wrote on March 12, 2023 at 8:36 PM

I've seen commercials for them and had someone go buy some as I was desperate to end the pain and was willing to try anything. I was surprised it actually works, it's hot on the skin and your body reacts by releasing endorphins and such.

mouthbabies t1_jbyvsxh wrote on March 12, 2023 at 8:06 PM

I've used them for my back and at least in my case they work very well. I feel a warming effect on my muscles even eight hours later with the same patch.