A lady gave me some lidocaine cream for my back and I put some on (upper back; behind the heart) the night of Day 1. I could not help but notice that I slept thru the night without waking from pvc's.
I thought it too good to be true and had to be coincidence, so
Day 2 I did not use it and woke in the night with so much ARR's that I had to take a diltiazem.
Day 3 I repeated the lidocaine cream. Same result as the first night. Still not convinced I did not use it
Day 4 and the night was overall not bad but wakeful.
Day 5 I used the cream again with the same result of Days 1 and 3.
I looked up lidocaine and pvc's and up came something from Mayo..., re. the use of lidocaine for ARR's. I reasoned that if this cream penetrates the skin and moves inward, why could it not have impacted my heart? The active ingredient I mean.
Well, I waited a full 5 days to say anything becuz I did not want to come across as a total nut.
I have since found quite a bit of info re. lidocaine and pvc's. I am sure some of you will want to check it out. I foresee the cost of lidocaine cream increasing due to demand.