can you drink alcohol with lidocaine patches

Monday night at 8pm: Remove and dispose of the plaster.

Monday morning at 8am: Apply the plaster to the painful area.A new plaster can then be applied after the 12 hour plaster free period The painful area should then have a 12 hour plaster free period – this reduces the risk of a skin reaction. The plaster(s) are applied to the painful area once a day for up to 12 hours, then removed and disposed of.No more than 3 plasters should be used at the same time Up to 3 plasters may be needed to cover large or multiple areas. The plasters can be cut to fit the size of the painful area. The number of plasters you are prescribed depends on the size and number of painful areas.Lidocaine temporarily blocks pain messages travelling along pain nerves When the plaster is applied to the skin, the lidocaine is slowly absorbed into the skin and works on the nerves in that specific area. They may also be helpful for nerve pain caused by diabetes (painful diabetic neuropathy) and scar pain chest wall surgery, post-mastectomy), an infection (e.g. The plasters can be helpful for people who have nerve pain following surgery (e.g.Nerve pain is usually described as burning, shooting, stabbing, pins and needles, crawling, electric shock like pain Lidocaine plasters can help reduce nerve pain which is confined to a particular area of your body.What should I tell my doctor/ pharmacist/ pain team? What if I forget to put the plaster back on after the 12 hour break? What if I forget to remove the plaster after 12 hours? What if the plaster falls off or becomes unstuck?

Can you drink alcohol with lidocaine patches