I love my lidoderm patches! Ive only been using them since the end of november, but they really help me a lot. They dont cut down on the deep levels of pain, but they make it a lot easier for me to wear a sock, shoe, etc.

I use 3 patches on my left foot 24 hours a day. I know that the box says 12 hours on 12 hours off, but my doctor told me to always leave them on. I never had any side effects, which was very nice because usually if there is a side effect to the medicine ill get it. They can be a pain to get off because of the sensitivity of my foot, but usually i just leave them on in the shower and they kinda fall off.

It took about 2 weeks before i felt the full effects of them, so if they dont work right away just give it some time. And sometimes the one that i put on the bottom of my foot will slide around in my shoe and end up in an annoying little bundle on the side of my foot, but i just deal with it or take it off.

Good Luck!