Qutenza pain patch

I assume you have been given this by a medical person and are using under medical supervision.

Therapeutic indicationsQutenza is indicated for the treatment of peripheral neuropathic pain in adults either alone or in combination with other medicinal products for pain.4.2 Posology and method of administrationThe Qutenza cutaneous patch should be applied by a physician or by a health care professional under the supervision of a physician.

Posology

Qutenza should be applied to the most painful skin areas (using up to a maximum of 4 patches). The painful area should be determined by the physician and marked on the skin. Qutenza must be applied to intact, non-irritated, dry skin, and allowed to remain in place for 30 minutes for the feet (e.g. HIV-associated neuropathy, painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy) and 60 minutes for other locations (e.g. postherpetic neuralgia). Qutenza treatments may be repeated every 90 days, as warranted by the persistence or return of pain.

The treatment area may be pre-treated with a topical anaesthetic or the patient may be administered an oral analgesic prior to application of Qutenza to reduce potential application related discomfort. The topical anaesthetic should be applied to cover the entire Qutenza treatment area and surrounding 1 to 2 cm. The topical anaesthetic or oral analgesic should be used in accordance with the medicinal product's instructions for use. In clinical trials, patients were pre-treated with topical lidocaine (4%), lidocaine (2.5%)/prilocaine (2.5%) or with 50 mg of tramadol. The anaesthetic cream should be removed prior to applying Qutenza and the skin washed and dried thoroughly.

If my assumption is incorrect, then I suggest you check it out with your medics and also your pharmacist for compatibility with the medications you are currently taking.

 

Hi, are you talking about using Qutenza for PMR? It is just that it is for neuropathic pain not for the inflammation that pred works so well for, so I cannot imagine it helping much. If you had shingles for example it would possibly be a good idea to use it. 

I use capsaicin .I would rather feel the burn than pain. It does help in my opinion.

As the others have said - PMR is not neuropathic pain. Pinching is a mechanical stimulus that triggers pain sensations that are transferred by the nerves but it is also possible to have neuropathic pain that is due to nerve damage. Presumably capsaicin works for both causes. 

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Regards,

Alan

If it is the strong patch carried out as outpatient then I think it is good to ask questions about how the treatment and management of potential symptoms post treatment to see if this is appropriate for your life circumstances.

Have you tried the weaker cream version to see how your skin reacts to this? It gave me blisters within 2 days so decided I was not likely to respond well to patch treatment. Was told no work two days post as it can be v painful. Mine is soles of feet which might have made a difference.