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Lidocaine

People mainly take Lidocaine for pain & inflammation. Based on 3 first-hand reports and 621 meta-analyses & systematic reviews in the medical literature. Ranked #1365 of 4,149 overall.

22
User score
Mostly positive
67% positive0% mixed0% negative33% unclear

Of reports that state an outcome, 100% are positive.

Clinical research
AStrong research base
621
meta-analyses
4,629
RCTs
27,573
papers

What Lidocaine does, according to users

Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.

betterno changeworse

What the research says

Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.

AStrong research base

3+ meta-analyses or systematic reviews and 10+ randomized controlled trials in humans. The grade measures how much human research exists — read the conclusions below for what it found.

Lancet Neurol · 2015 · Meta-analysis / systematic review
Pharmacotherapy for neuropathic pain in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Conclusion: Our results support a revision of the NeuPSIG recommendations for the pharmacotherapy of neuropathic pain. Inadequate response to drug treatments constitutes a substantial unmet need in patients with neuropathic pain. Modest efficacy, large placebo responses, heterogeneous diagnostic criteria, and poor phenotypic profiling probably account for moderate trial outcomes and should be taken into account in future studies.

PubMed 25575710 ↗
Epilepsia · 2023 · Meta-analysis / systematic review
Treatment of seizures in the neonate: Guidelines and consensus-based recommendations-Special report from the ILAE Task Force on Neonatal Seizures

Conclusion: Sixth, a trial of pyridoxine may be attempted in neonates presenting with clinical features of vitamin B6-dependent epilepsy and seizures unresponsive to second-line ASM (expert agreement). Additional considerations include a standardized pathway for the management of neonatal seizures in each neonatal unit and informing parents/guardians about the diagnosis of seizures and initial treatment options.

PubMed 37655702 ↗
Lancet Neurol · 2025 · Meta-analysis / systematic review
Pharmacotherapy and non-invasive neuromodulation for neuropathic pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Conclusion: Our results support a revision of the Neuropathic Pain Special Interest Group recommendations for the treatment of neuropathic pain. Treatment outcomes are modest and for some treatments uncertainty remains. Further large placebo-controlled or sham-controlled trials done over clinically relevant timeframes are needed.

PubMed 40252663 ↗

Dosage people report

As stated by users — not a recommendation. Follow the label or your doctor.

No doses stated in the reports so far.

Reported side effects

How often each side effect came up across all reports.

No side effects reported so far.

What users say

First-hand experiences, quoted verbatim. We show one positive and one negative where both exist.

“I applied lidocaine on the area post-injection and it really made a difference.”
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“with GHK-CU, BPC and lidocaine last night and today I'm feeling no pain”
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