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Originally Posted by mrsD
Lidocaine for the mouth is RX only.
We have a topical spray for the skin at 4% OTC but it cannot
be used in the mouth/mucous membranes because of the inert ingredients.
If your spray was designed for oral use, I doubt it is causing
paresthesias for you.
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It is oral and yes it did affect me feet / legs - its cleared up now but I only took one spray .
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Originally Posted by mrsD
Some people can be allergic to lidocaine (and other --caine type anesthetics) but that is not common.
There are warnings on benzocaine type oral products for children, since they seem most likely to react.
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I've had other anesthetics though ,even using the same treatment as before , but had no problems.
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Originally Posted by mrsD
When people feel "nervous" after an injection that is usually because of the epinephrine that is added to it, to make it last longer (dental).
However, all people are unique. You could just be having an idiosyncratic reaction. The amount of lidocaine from one
small application is very small and a typical allergy would affect other places on the body, not just one location.
You may also be very suggestible...so that if you expected a reaction, your mind created one. Don't underestimate this.
When drug studies are done, often people are weeded out in the beginning, when all subjects get the placebo for a short time. If people react strongly to the placebo they are dropped from the study before the drug is even given! This is controversial but used often for antidepressants trials and other psyche medications.
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Aside from tightening up my jaw palate and making it feel stiffer I did not feel anything else at all , nothing like crawling I felt in my legs / feet .
It could be Im suggestible , but at the same time I already have more than enough problems to even entertain the idea of making pre-existing problems worse i.e. through tempting fate as it were.
As it stands ,there has been many times over the years I've researched and wanted things to work after putting a lot of effort in only to repeatedly fail , so if it was placebo as you suggest , then why only work now - esp for the opposite effect of what I was looking for then ?
thanks again for your reply
m