Not Medical Advice:
The common side effects of Lidocaine are high blood pressure, swelling or redness of the skin at the site of injection if receiving lidocaine via injection into the veins, constipation, nausea or vomiting, confusion, dizziness, headache and funny feeling or tingling in the toes, fingers or hands.
There are also serious side effects like changes in heart rhythm, methemoglobinemia, malignant hyperthermia, seizures and anaphylaxis.
Although rare, lidocaine may also cause unpredictable side effects like baldness.
Lidocaine, sold under the brand names Akten, Glydo, and Lidoderm, relieves pain when applied to the skin via cream, gel, or patch.
Lidocaine can also be given through the veins before surgical procedures to numb the surrounding area where medication is being administered and to help with irregular heartbeat.
In a recent entry by General Surgery News, lidocaine can now be a reasonable alternative to Epidural Analgesia after a major abdominal surgery. Click here to know more.