Aspercreme for Pain User Reviews
Reviews for Aspercreme
- Cas...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- April 12, 2021
"Using for long-term knee and hip pain. Damaged meniscus with arthritis and swelling at knee and hip tendonitis. Could barely walk sometimes. Aspercreme helped a lot with both, and it seems swelling is less. I can stand up faster and start walking sooner. Pain is greatly decreased, though not gone, and I've got more mobility again, as every step isn't agony. I'd say pain decreased from a 7 and 8 down to 3. Especially helped with easing pain from movement during sleep that would wake me. Been using it less than a week. Really surprised, hope it keeps working, because can't get pain meds, and long-term oral NSAIDs were causing gastro problems."
- cin...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- June 23, 2019
"I have to stand where I work for the entire shift (8 to 10) hours except for a couple of breaks, and my feet burned 24/7. I tried Aspercreme foot pain cream, and it was great. All of the burning went away. I can walk and sleep again with no pain. Thank you very much for making this product!"
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- Woo...
- May 16, 2020
"Useless. The only claim that actually is true is that it is 'non-irritating.' I have level 10 myopathy, with intense cramping, burning, pinging, and a paper-cut-like sensation that is only out-challenged by a hit-your-shin-against-the-bedpost pain that never goes away."
- Ree...
- April 7, 2017
"I have a bad neck. I broke it some 20 years ago. However, when the weather changes, it hurts badly. So I asked the pharmacist what would be the best topical pain reliever, and they told me Aspercreme. So I put some on my neck last night before going to bed. I woke up with a rash and burning on my neck. It's like one of the worst sunburns I've ever had. It worked on my neck pain, but I don't think I can use it anymore, due to the burn I got from it."
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- September 29, 2018
"I rubbed it on my neck, and in about 30 minutes, I started getting very warm. Went to sleep for about 3 hours and woke up itching, heart started racing. Heart still beating fast 2 hours later. It freaked me out."
- Cra...
- Taken for 1 to 2 years
- April 6, 2021
"Aspercreme with lidocaine is the best cream I’ve found to help pain. I have a ruptured disc and it helps better than pain meds. I rub it on my face and head when having migraines and severe headaches, and it works. I wish they had an Aspercreme bath oil to help generalize arthritis pain throughout the body. I would certainly buy that. I recommend this to people all the time, and today I recommended it to a stranger in Walmart trying to find the best pain cream. I’m sure it worked well for her just like it does for me. It’s wonderful."
- Tov...
- March 22, 2017
"I applied a small amount on my knees. Within 20 minutes, a rash broke out on both legs with severe itching and burning. I had to go to urgent care, where they gave me a steroid injection and a script for Prednisone. I'm on day 5 of the script, and the rash is finally clearing. The script and urgent care cost me $90, in addition to the money wasted on Aspercreme!"
- Rai...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- August 6, 2021
"Was suggested to use this for pain relief from a suspected shingles virus. After a week of use, my shingles was a very mild case and went away, but I was left with severe burning and itching where I had applied the roll-on."
- CVS...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- February 26, 2019
"The $16.57 4 oz bottle of Aspercreme was a complete waste of money. The product turned out to be a useless lotion that provided absolutely no pain relief whatsoever. Do not believe the marketing hype; it did not work at all. False advertising of this kind warrants a class action lawsuit."
- Rag...
- Taken for 2 to 5 years
- July 23, 2019
"I've used Aspercreme for 2 years on my feet and knees, and it WORKS."
- mig...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- October 21, 2014
"I love Aspercreme. It's easy to apply and odorless. My only wish is that it came in a roll-on. Sometimes I don't have the strength to rub it in."
- nic...
- Taken for 1 to 6 months
- June 9, 2019
"I put Aspercreme on my sore neck, and it was no help at all."
- Rom...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- September 22, 2019
"Waste of money. I have sore feet from working, and this foot cream didn’t work at all."
- cav...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- March 19, 2022
"Used it for arthritis pain in hands that is very debilitating lately. It did absolutely nothing but make my hands sticky."
- Bel...
- Taken for less than 1 month
- September 8, 2021
"Absolutely useless when applied directly to the pain area. Except, of course, if the placebo effect works for you."
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"I worked at Target for a few years. On my feet all the time, and they ached at the end of the day. To get to sleep, I would use a face scrub like apricot scrub on my feet, then rinse, towel dry, and apply Aspercreme. It worked like a charm. I highly recommend this product for the relief of foot pain at the end of a long day's work."