Customer Reviews

Activ On Topical Analgesic, Ultra Strength, Arthritis, 2 oz.

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Believe you me I have significant pain. New frozen shoulder, arthritis in it, cysts in all of the bones which comprise the shoulder and a long stint with very serious avascular necrosis, plus a whole bunch of neck and spine protruded and herniated discs plus now knees shot and ankles hurt too, much of the time. I use a wheelchair to travel beyond residence.

It took the frozen shoulder before I gave narcotics a try and I refuse all but very small doses as I don't want addictions to anything and most drugs cause me severe stomach pain anyway. That leaves me in absolute agony.

Can no longer sleep on the side of my body with the lesser hips disease because that is now where a shoulder that feels like crushed bone is. Can't sleep on the side of the body with the hip the greater hip and knee disease. So I am desperate for pain relief.

Heard those lousy HEAD ON commercials for-ever and figured they were bull.

But noticed one of the active ingredients in the product line is something other than MENTHOL so I gave this version a try and boy am I pleasantly surprised.

YOU DON'T SMELL FOR THE WHOLE WORLD LIKE YOU JUST USED BEN GAY.

There is no mess, no goop.

The ONLY thing I don't like is it contains urea. I'm allergic to urea but am using this stuff anyway.

I get about 5 hours of pain relief at the shoulder. Some relief at the hip and great relief at the knees.

It does NOT help with the excruciating pain I get rising to my feet but off my feet it leaves my knees pretty dog gone comfortable.

The ONLY drawback is with pain relief you wind up dozing (off to sleep) ON THE BAD BODY PART and man when the drug (no matter what it is) wears off the pain that blasts through your brain when you come to because, times up, and the deadening is worn off, is awful.

But what's the alternative?

Anything that really numbs pain allows you to roll onto or upon that bad area. And any drug has some point where it wears off and when the pain signal flies through those brain synapses to the brain POW IT IS.

At least you get the 4-5 hours of sleep and for someone that was down to only 90 minutes every other day, I tell you I'll take this few hours of rest. Especially since I don't have to worry about any side effects and don't have to beg a doctor for anything.

I HOPE the other items in the product line work. I have a friend with migraines about to give the HEAD ON series a go since this has worked so well for me (and few things do).

Now some genius needs to figure out how to apply any pain reliever to the back when you have no help! Perhaps the same person could actually invent a backwasher that works while they are at it.

After trying every herb under the sun, as well as every pain killer product to stop my bone against bone pain in my right knee, I bought the roll-on product for arthritis: "Activ On." When first applying it I did not notice anything but a slight warming of the area I had treated. However, after wrapping an "Ace" bandage around my right knee before I walked my dog outside, I noticed a few minutes later, that the area I had treated had now become very warm and my knee pain had actually disappeared....It was the heat that had worked to relieve my knee pain completely...It seems that by walking a few hundred yards, I had pumped enough blood to the knee area to trigger the main ingredient in "Activ On" to penetrate down to the nerve giving me the pain....I urge anyone with a knee problem who has pain with every step he or she takes, to try this product...Just remember to loosely wrap an "Ace" bandage around your knee for the heat this product generates to take effect....

I have frozen shoulders and arthritis in my shoulders and neck. This stuff works where the heating kind didn't. It does tingle a little probably due to the menthol in it. It isn't greasy either and doesn't stain clothes.

Believe it or not, this stuff does really help mild-moderate stiffness and aches. I've had neck issues for years after a mountain bike accident and car accident and this stuff is good for helping relieve stiffness in my neck that I get before/after sleeping. It has minimal odor, which is good if you want to use it during the day at work.

I've tried both analgesics for arthritis and the one for muscle pains and what else can I say, they both work. Rub on and shortly no more pain. No smell, not greasy, very pleasant to use.

I have deteriorating joint disease and arthritis that is very painful, especially as bad weather approaches. ActivOn gave me relief and I won't be without it now. It does not take that initial pain away when you first stand or walk, but when you sit afterwards it removes that long-term aching throb. It also relieved carpal tunnel aches and muscle aches! Best part is that I don't smell like a eucalyptus factory for hours after .. it has a subtle scent that goes away in under 5 minutes.

Action does not heat as I thought it would. I have real hope for this product, but no real results yet.

For those who may be tempted to use this for Fibro pain,
do not use this product.
The menthol in it will only cause an increase in your Fibromyalgia symptoms.
Most Fibromyalgics have a salicylate and/or phenol sensitivity component. Please research the protocols to lessen your ingestion and/or use of these substances, and you will not need this product!
Also, never use this type of product if you suspect you have the Flu.