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 ↗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.
Of reports that state an outcome, 100% are positive.
What Lidocaine does, according to users
Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.
What the research says
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.
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.
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 ↗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 ↗Conclusion: Intravenous nonopioid analgesics and adjuvants are crucial in multimodal anaesthesia, reducing opioid consumption and enhancing postoperative care in adult surgical patients with obesity.
PubMed 39366846 ↗Dosage people report
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Reported side effects
How often each side effect came up across all reports.
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.”
“with GHK-CU, BPC and lidocaine last night and today I'm feeling no pain”
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