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Reviewer: Paal, 65-74 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Using it was like burning my feet. Unbearable pain. Had to put my feet in cold water to try to stop the burning. Never again this cream.
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Reviewer: 65-74 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I have shingles and it's like putting liquid fire on your skin. Never again
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Reviewer: usmcnana, 65-74 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I have nerve pain in my upper right leg from unknown causes. There are no outward signs that anything is going on with my leg. No redness, rash, nothing... leg "looks" fine! The pain alternates between burning, stabbing, electric-shock-like pain and I have tried everything and nothing helped. It is not shingles as it has no outward sign of anything amiss. A pharmacist suggested I try Zos
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Reviewer: 65-74 Male (Patient)
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burns
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Reviewer: AngelStar, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)
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I had major neuropathy in my hands after neck surgeey. This was in 1994 and the neurosurgeon could only tell me to use hand lotion. The pain was severe and some how, some way I picked up the Zostrix and I am still using my hands today. The only problem I had on using the cream was touching mucous membranes, actually, I was careful of even touching pets because it can really burn. I counld
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