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Reviewer: ouchaloozam, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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55 yr.oldwoman has back pain ,rht arm pain ,due to rht torn rotator cuff ligament.
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Reviewer: ChattyPatty, 65-74 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)
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Wonderful and it works but deoending on your Medicare Part D Plan the cost can be HORRENDOUS! And the generics are less effective, thinner and messier. I have stopped using because my cost is close to $500 for 30.
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Reviewer: Joyce1945, 65-74 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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Have had 5 back surgeries since mid-1970s. Last one left with nerve damage to right leg & foot. No feeling in leg but horrible nerve pain. Been on the Lidoderm patch for several years & love it. Recently insurance stopped coverage except for generic, Lidocaine. Hate Lidocaine. It's sticky due to being too thin which causes getting the plastic off the product very hard.
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Reviewer: LilLma, 25-34 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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The lidocaine patches have woked so well for me. I have Costochondritis, arthritis in my lower back, hands and wrists, as well as tendonitis. For years doctors kept giving me pain killers and muscle relaxers, which help, but nothing like the patches do. I like just putting on one patch instead of taking pills every 4 to 6 hours.
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Reviewer: Caesar71, 35-44 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I have been using Lidoderm 5% for about a week for treatment of yellow jacket stings. At first I didn't think the patch had much effect (I was cutting them into quarters to cover the three sting sites), but when I wasn't wearing them, I noticed the pain and itching was significantly more pronounced. I suppose it was a little naive to expect the patches to totally alleviate my symptoms.
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