Any one ever had Lidocaine shots in trigger points for FM?

I have had trigger point injections in my neck...not sure if it was lidocaine. I have used lidocaine pain patches though.

Wish I could be more help...

Christie

I do steriod shots in my hips about every 2 years. It really does help. I never heard of lidocaine shots in trigger points before. Where are your trigger points?

I get weekly to bi-weekly shots of a similar local anesthetic called Marcaine. The shots help but some days they wear off quicker than others. I got some in my knees today and I can feel it's already worn off but other times my trigger points will be relieved up until or close enough to my next injection day. I generally get the injections done in my lower back into the gleuts, and in my neck, but sometimes I ask for my hands or knees.

At one point I couldn't sit properly without feeling like I was sitting on my tail-bone so my Rheumy gave me a steroid shot instead. That helped for a while and I may ask him to do my knees and hips again. I hope you are someone who can handle needles on an on-going basis. For real, you get used to it and let out 'ooohs' and 'aaahhhs' but it's worth it! The draining feeling of pain from your body is nice. I hope they get something more permanent like a cure soon though.

Good luck with your shots:D