Lidocaine with adrenaline | Lidocaine

Lidocaine with adrenaline

The maximum dose for an average adult is 200mg single dose of lidocaine without adrenaline and 500mg single dose with adrenaline. However, these are only guidelines, as many factors play into the individual maximum dose. Most important is the weight of the person concerned.

Liver function is also decisive, as lidocaine is broken down by the liver. Furthermore, the intake of lidocaine depends on the dosage form. It is therefore difficult to make a generally valid statement about the maximum dose.

Lidocaine for pain therapy

Nearly all applications of lidocaine are aimed at relieving pain. In most cases this is a local pain relief. Suitable dosage forms are sprays, plasters, gels, ointments, injections, mouthwashes and other possibilities.

The type of application varies depending on the location and type of injury or inflammation. An advantage of pain therapy with lidocaine is the fast onset of action. Lidocaine can also be used for pain therapy during and shortly after operations. This is done via the bloodstream. Officially Lidocaine is not approved for this purpose.

Lidocaine for migraine

In migraine, local application of lidocaine via a nasal probe can both stop the acute attack and prevent further attacks in the following days. This is done by anesthetizing a nerve node in the area of the nasal root, the so-called pterygopalatinum ganglion. This anesthesia lasts longer than the lidocaine itself can be detected, since the nerve node is a kind of reset button for migraine. The circulation is therefore interrupted once and the migraine attacks become less frequent at first. However, even this migraine therapy is not a cure.

Lidocaine for hemorrhoids

Lidocaine can be used in different dosage forms for the treatment of pain caused by hemorrhoids. One possibility is the administration of suppositories, another form is an ointment. In addition, it is possible to use hemotamps, which are a kind of soaked tampons.

It is important that all dosage forms are used correctly. Regardless of the dosage form, it should be remembered that lidocaine can only relieve pain and does not lead to the healing of hemorrhoidal disorders. Most drugs containing lidocaine for pain relief in hemorrhoids are available over the counter in pharmacies.