Couldn't sleep so I made a cup of tea and was hoping some of you might join me. Since I tend to make a total a**hat of myself I figured why not share it on YouTube! I recently got my first lidocaine infusion at the recommendation of my pain specialist and my primary care doctor. They were hoping it would help me with the daily pain I have on my right side from what they think is intercostal neuralgia — basically I always feel like I have a broken rib. Lidocaine, also known as lignocaine, is a medication used to numb tissue in a specific area (local anesthetic). It is also used to treat ventricular tachycardia and to perform nerve blocks. 2 Lidocaine Intravenous Infusion What is a Lidocaine Intravenous Infusion? A Lidocaine infusion is when local anaesthetic is given by a pump, over approximately 60 minutes, into a vein. Lidocaine Hydrochloride Injection, USP is a sterile, nonpyrogenic solution of lidocaine hydrochloride in water for injection for parenteral administration in various concentrations with characteristics as follows: Toxicity from perioperative lidocaine infusion (e.g., neurologic changes—lightheadedness, dizziness and visual disturbances, 41 and cardiac dysrhythmias 23 ) is exceedingly rare. 15,17,18 Drowsiness was reported in 2 of 18 patients who received perioperative lidocaine infusion for abdominal surgery. 51 There are anecdotal reports that patients who receive perioperative lidocaine appear to be. Background. Administration of intravenous lignocaine infusion is indicated in patients with chronic neuropathic (nerve memory) pain [such as occurs with acute spinal cord injury, polyneuropathy, complex regional pain syndrome, deafferentation or postamputation], central pain syndromes and cancer pain that have not responded to other interventions. I had a follow-up PM appointment today. I haven't seen her in a couple of months. We stopped my Cymbalta about a month ago and it made a HUGE difference in how I feel mentally and emotionally.