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Hi! I just recently started getting them for really bad back pain - L4 + L5 from a friend as she gets them for practically nothing through Medicaid. I do have insurance, but a high copay. Honestly, they don't help all that much, and if I put 2 or more on, I fall asleep, yet still wake up w/ pain. But some pain relief is better than none - know what i mean?!
Anyways... I was just randomly surfing the net and found you can buy lidocaine (the main ingredient) wholesale from several places. The one I even considered trying was in England for about $155 a kg. The others were about the same price but from China or Cameroon. As some other lady just posted it is not a narcotic, I am assuming this is legal??? However, it comes in powder form, so not sure how to transfer it onto a patch. Can't be that hard though as it gives you the ingredients right on the package. Will do some more surfing and try to find the "recipe". Food for thought anyways....

Hope you feel better soon!

Katt

This is not a wise idea. Lidocaine in the patch as it stands now is designed to release the drug at a certain rate. Over use of lidocaine can stop your heart. That is why it has limitations on its use. Patch technology is very fragile and complex. It is the most sophisticated dosage form we have presently, and you could never achieve safe results with making your own.

This link gives more details:
http://www.rxlist.com/lidoderm-drug.htm