Capsaicin topical and Severe Pain: What Users Say

• Ido...
• August 17, 2016

Capsaicin topical for Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy "It was prescribed for hot, burning, painful feet. I tried it several times trying to get used to it. Every time I used it, it would cause extreme pain in the feet. My feet would turn red, like it had been in a fire, and would burn like it had been in a fire. I could not get used to that pain, and it didn't seem to be working anyway. I finally stopped it and threw the rest of it out."

• Bad...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 13, 2022

For Pain "I tried this capsicum .10 pain cream, CVS brand. Now my feet-specifically the tops of my feet and my toes' cuticles-have been burning 14/10, bad stinging, redness, and swelling. Wish I didn’t put that on my feet. It did not reduce any pain, it created inflammation, swelling, and has been causing severe pain for 3 hours. I used scrub gloves in the shower, so I assume the chili pepper got a deeper application than it was supposed to. They should have warnings on this. The tops of my feet and toes burning and stinging. I have used soap and cold water, milk, cold water bucket soak for hours, alcohol wipes, ice, cold water bottles. It hurts to walk, and my toes are visibly swollen. I would never use that again and wouldn’t want that to happen to another person. Used this 1-2 times ever."

• bon...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 9, 2022

For Postherpetic Neuralgia "My experience is terrible! I applied lightly to help with nerve pain, but the burning from this cream is even worse! Going on two hours of extreme pain and burned-looking skin."