my dear friend..i too have stopped taking meds for one reason or another..and totally understand what you are going thru..yes i too scream,,moan,,have a hard time breathing and most of the time i do pass out and wake up with either cold sweats or burning hot sweats..you can ring out my clothes and my hair from the amount of sweat.... ..the lidoderm patches are the least of all the meds i take..don't think i would ever cut myself off from their valuble help...so happy my friend reccommended them to me yrs ago... wishing you a peaceful night..moonstar