Although both drugs are safe in therapeutic concentrations, self-medication is practiced by millions of aged patients with comorbidities that decrease drug metabolism and/or excretion, thus raising the risk of overdosage
The reasons are far-reaching and include stress, physical issues, anxiety, and even too much coffee - sometimes, there is no simple explanation
Dealing with free radicals is one of glutathiones many jobs, and with all of the toxic exposure we have these days, its easy to use up your glutathione stores rather quickly
In a study of 16 patients with chronic CIPN who were in remission and no longer receiving chemotherapy, 30-minute application of an 8% capsaicin patch to the feet resulted in lower patient-reported levels of pain, touch-evoked pain, and cold-evoked pain, with overall significant pain relief (Anand 2019)