Talk:Lidocaine
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I am a medical researcher, and am looking to find efficent ways to sterilize Lidocane. Anybody have some ideas??
- Dissolve in water and filter-sterilize. If you need a solid again, then lyophilize. No offense, but if you really are a medical researcher, you should know this. ~K 17:51, 9 August 2005 (UTC)
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[edit] Side effects of Lidocaine
Shortly after receiving an injection of Lidocaine as a anesthetic to remove a splinter in my finger, I had a gout attack. I have been on Allopurinal for 15 years and have not had any attacks. Is this just coincidence or could there be any connection between the two?
- My last gout attack happened after a dental procedure. However, I had NO anathesia. So, if there is a connection, I suspect it was the stress involved, and not the drugs. --Mdwyer 19:58, 30 November 2005 (UTC)
- Please also remember that Wikipedia does not give medical advice. 65.95.235.43 22:17, 1 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Legality of Lidocaine
I believe the legality of lidocaine recently changed in the USA. I seem to remember that topical aloe vera with lidocaine burn treatments were once illegal, but have recently appeared in stores. Can someone make a comment about this? --Mdwyer 19:58, 30 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Side affects of Lidocaine
I was recently given an injection of lidocaine in my left knee, about 2 hrs later my right leg from the waist down is numb and tingly like it is asleep. Now 2 days later is also is affecting everything from the waist down except my left leg. I asked the doctor who gave me the shot and he said it in no way was related to the lidocaine, but I disagree. Any information would be helpful and appreciated. busdriverwithfour@msn.com
- As another user has commented above, Wikipedia does not give medical advice. -60.227.33.74 07:33, 3 March 2006 (UTC)
Lidocaine is a fast-acting, fast-clearing local anesthetic. Very widely used. Anything COULD have ANY side effect! But it would be particularly odd for an injection to the left knee to have only after effects on the right leg. Systemic body-wide adverse effects such as allergy seem more likely. 69.87.194.172 18:41, 7 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Age-Dependent Half-Life
First off, apologies for my probable extreme ignorance of the subject. Recently undergoing toe surgery, I had to receive much more lidocaine than the normal dosage, as well as use a tourniquet to induce numbing. The lidocaine wore off after about 45 minutes. According to the doctor, the metabolism of young healthy males eats lidocaine like candy. Is the half life really that dependent on age/sex.health, or do I simply metabolize it faster than average? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Mr bowen2000 (talk • contribs).
- That seems faster than normal... but then again, I usually use lidocaine with epinephrine which should help it last longer. Maybe no epinephrine was used? And maybe the surgery was in the upper jaw? Other than that, I do not have any ideas. - Dozenist talk 11:46, 20 December 2006 (UTC)
- I was curious about the epinephrine myself, having noticed it listed on the label of the lidocaine ampoule at the dentist's office recently. Maybe this article, or the one on epinephrine, could explain more about this.--207.233.88.250 20:27, 15 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Melting Temperature
Lidocaine's melting point is listed as 154˚F. Is it necessary to melt it for administration? Perhaps it is in suspension? I get curious about all manner of esoterica. LorenzoB 07:00, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] U.S. schedule
I have looked and can't find the U.S. schedule for this...it's not in schedule lists that I could find. It is prescription, and that's all that I could verify. -Nathan J. Yoder 06:48, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
