>Is this similar to a lidocain patch?? trudy,
No, this is far more lidocaine, given much more quickly, I.V.. I'm a walking wounded, afflicted aug 2000; now with Brown-Sequard synd., Severe central pain, weakness on my left side with foot drop, chronic pain syndr., chronic fatigue syndr., metabolic syndr., season affective disorder, hyperuricemia- i think that does it! F