"i must say, having tried lidoderm gel, lidocaine patches, and many others. i have to be honest, these patches are amazing, i got a real mad torn meniscus &amp; was in unbearable pain. pain meds didn&#039;t even help, but this patch was amazing in it&#039;s effectiveness. i got a sample from my pain management dr., &amp; just decided to use it thinking it can&#039;t hurt, so glad i did, miracles. note: the pain med was only lortab but it most definitely aided in the dealing with of the pain. 
the only draw back, which was a big one, but pain is under control but you cannot mix other nsaid w/ this like advil, aspirin, etc.. 
highly recommended!   
i&#039;m scared to find out their cost, i have a script for them but if the lidocaine was exactly 10$ each patch, likely more $"