A1. Zostrix® Diabetic Foot Pain Relieving Cream is a penetrating, Topical Analgesic Cream developed specifically for the relief of Diabetic Foot Pain (neuropathy) including tingling, burning, shooting or stabbing pain, and numbness. Zostrix® Diabetic Foot Pain Relieving Cream provides powerful penetrating, warming relief that’s odorless and greaseless

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A2. Zostrix works with your body's chemistry to lower your level of Substance P, the body's "pain messenger."  When Substance P is reduced, so is the pain. By using Zostrix regularly, 3 to 4 times a day, capsaicin builds up, Substance P fades, and so does the pain.

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A3. Capsaicin is the natural active ingredient in red chili peppers. It relieves the pain of arthritis and musculoskeletal disorders effectively, as well as pain associated with neuralgias. The same way that biting into a hot chili pepper incites a powerful stimulation of local sensory receptors in the mucous membranes, capsaicin, when applied, can cause a sensation of warmth.

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A4. Products containing capsicum, capsicum oleoresin or capsaicin oleoresin are not the same as purified capsaicin. Capsicum and its oleoresin variants contain only small amounts of capsaicin, and they also contain noxious chemicals that work against the pain-relieving effects of purified capsaicin.
Purified Capsaicin acts specifically by depleting stores of substance P from sensory neurons and has been a successful and doctor recommended treatment for many painful conditions for years.  
Capsicum Oleoresin is a synthetic version of capsaicin.  There no conclusive evidence on its effectiveness compared to purified capsaicin.  It may function in ways dissimilar to capsaicin, and the products containing it have a high degree of variability in terms of how effective they may be.* 

*Ann Pharmacother.  Capsaisin:  identification, nomenclature, and pharmacotherapy.  1993 Mar;27(3):330-6.  Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois, Chicago 60612.

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A5. Yes, Zostrix® Diabetic Foot Pain Relieving Cream is safe and Clinically tested and results show that seven out of ten patients (69%) treated with Zostrix® Diabetic Foot Pain Relieving Cream showed improvement.

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A6. Zostrix® Diabetic Foot Pain Relieving Cream is Clinically tested – seven out of ten patients (69%) treated with Zostrix® Diabetic Foot Pain Relieving Cream showed improvement after 4 weeks of treatment.

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A7. If you have arthritis or other ongoing condition, Substance P will start to build up again over time and pain is likely to recur.   If the cause of the painful condition was temporary, it is likely that pain will not recur. 

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A8. Zostrix® Diabetic Foot Pain Relieving Cream is safe to use alone or with prescription or over the counter pain relieving medications. 

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A9. No. Zostrix® Diabetic Foot Pain Relieving Cream provides powerful penetrating, warming relief that’s odorless and greaseless..

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A10. Yes, Zostrix is greaseless so it won’t ruin your socks or shoes.  Just rub it in until the cream disappears, trying not to get any on your hands.  Zostrix Diabetic Foot Pain Relieving Cream comes with 25 applicator pads for your convenience.  Just be sure to wash your hands with soap and water after application, to avoid accidentally getting any cream in your eyes or mouth, if you happen to touch these areas after application.

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A11. Many other topical pain relievers contain Menthol – A counter irritant that just masks foot pain by stimulating the nerves to produce a slightly uncomfortable cool sensation. These creams do not work in the same way as the active ingredient, capsaicin, in Zostrix. Capsaicin actually depletes the substance that sends pain signals to the brain, effectively reducing pain with regular use.

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A12. Diabetic Neuropathy is a nerve disorder or nerve damage that occurs in Diabetics Type I or Type II Diabetics that have poorly controlled or mismanaged their blood sugar levels.
It can be extremely painful with symptoms that include burning, stabbing, tingling and/or numbing pain in the feet.
It usually occurs in individuals that have been diabetic for a period of time, versus newly diagnosed diabetics.  There is no cure.

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A13. Ask a health professional before use.

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A14. Do not use on any areas of skin where there are open cuts or sores.  Ask your doctor before using with skin conditions.

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A15.You can buy it here at Drugstoreshopping.com » Zostrix .

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