Capsaicin / Substance P / Tom I couldn't find your post

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Like I said, I'm a believer that my symptoms are related to hypersensitive nerve

fibers and my goals is to downregulate that response when a neurotoxin lands on

my mucosa behind my nose but above my oropharynx. For me, it had everything to

do with depleting substance P. I could be wrong about the exact area but who

knows.. I have always thought I damaged my nasopharynx... anyways..

PS - It's NOT fun to inhale.. But gets better over time.

Here is really why I tried the nasal version of this:

Capsaicin, an ingredient in cayenne (capsicum), can provide Pain relief when

regularly applied to the affected area. Now available in Zostrix, an

over-the-counter topical cream, Capsaicin is thought to relieve Pain by limiting

the production of a neural Pain transmitter called substance P. Although the

application of Capsaicin may cause a burning sensation at first, repeated use

keeps nerves from replenishing their supply of substance P, so that Pain is not

transmitted to the brain. In studies, Capsaicin has been used to control the

Pain of neuralgia, diabetic neuropathy, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis,

and cluster headaches. Cayenne may also help to alleviate Pain if taken orally

in capsule form. "

- Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A

Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs

& Food Supplements

Capsaicin has been attracting attention for its ability to relieve Pain in

persons suffering from postherpetic neuralgia. Capsaicin is not a product of

chemical engineering, but a component found in plants of the same family as red

peppers. Researchers in Toronto found that 56 percent of people with

postherpetic neuralgia who were treated with Capsaicin cream (Zostrix) for four

weeks experienced significant relief of Pain, and that 78 percent had at least

some improvement in Pain. Clinical studies suggest that Capsaicin directly

reduces the amount of substance P, a neurotransmitter responsible for the

transmission of Pain impulses. If there is a deficiency of substance P, the

nerves are unable to transmit sensations of Pain. "

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> Barb, capsiacin is whats in hot peppers, pepper spray,pepper. the hotter the

pepper the more capsiacin.

> tom said he tried a capsiacin nasal spray and didn't have a reaction to a

place that was known to cause him a reaction.

> I recall capsiacin was used in lung studies for chemical sensitivities as

caused more caughs with people with chemical sensitivities when inhaled into the

lungs, I also thought about how that steroid nasal spray burned my sinuses and

went on to make the rest of my nerves hurt in my body for about a week. thats

why I was a little worried about Tom useing the capsiacin nasal spray very

often, plus I know eating alot of hot peppers can damage the taste buds so

wondered if a capsiacin nasal spray could do some damage if used much, Tom, does

it burn at all? also it crossed my mind that maybe some of the symptoms that it

keeped him from haveing were allergic symptoms. I still wonder if maybe more

people may also suffer allergies to the molds and some of there byproducts and

dont fell lack of IgE is a solid deturmination that they dont.

> and I do know that you can have both non-allergic and allergic skin reactions

so for me that kindof puts a different light on skin testing for allergies.

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