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I don't but I've heard great things about them. I think they work best for myofascial pain (trigger points) but I have that along with fibro. I think sometimes my muscle pain is more from the trigger points, as my pain meds control the deep aching pain that I recognize as fibro pain.

It would be great to have something to apply to right where it hurts.

I have used them and for me they don't work very well. I wish I could at least get them to work on my neck, but I have tried numerous times with them and a big fat nothing :(

Good luck,

Bobbi

I love them but they are very expensive so I use them sparingly. I pay about $80 out of pocket after my insurance pays.

They are subtle. But after I have one on for a couple of hours on a particularly troublesome spot I do notice a big difference. Like all of the sudden I notice I can bend my elbow when earlier it was too painful.

I also like the cool, comfortable feel of them. They move with your skin and don't tear at it when you take them off like many of those uncomfortable heat patches.

I do have to put something over them or they will come off. Like if I put them on the bottom of my feet, I cover them with socks. And if I put one on an elbow, I cover with a shirt or sweater.

You can wear them 10 hours on and then 10 hours off. But I have been known to keep them on for a couple days if I'm home and don't have to take a shower.

i use them also..but the insurance does not like to pay for them they try to give you the cream first=which is only3% my doc give me sample packs & i still rub the cream on also then use a ace bandage to keep them in place..very stickyw/adhesive, seem to slide around. they do hold the pain at bay but not take it away!

Yes, I've used them for years and luckily my Ins. pays for most of it. The best area for me is my back, both muscle trigger points, and lower spine where I have DDD. I saw on another post to use alcohol on the area first to get them to stick better.
DorothyAnn

They do help take the edge off of localized pain. But they are expensive and they don't stick very well. I think they are worth a try.

i have some.i haven't really found them to work except in this instance; when the muscles here or there start to stay cramped from the pain, a lidoderm patch can help the seized muscle sometimes but as for the real pain i have found them to be ineffectual.you know that headache thatsits where you'r headbone joins you'r kneck? i get some relief on that one sometimes.

I use them. My Dr. told me to cut them to the size I need. I take one, cut it into 3 pieces and can cover 3 different areaa. I can leave it on for 12 hours then 12 hours off. My insurance pays the bulk of it. I do find though that the next time I use it in the same area it is not as effective. It's worth trying. Anything to stop the pain is worth it to me :)