As anyone that suffers from Fibromyalgia or other forms of neuropathy is probably aware, nervous systems can be really awful things.
A frequent issue that I suffer from is electrical tingling in parts of my body, usually my shoulder blades and neck. If you've ever used a TENS unit, imagine that, only amped up until it hurts, and then some. When I have the option to, I usually use lidocaine, but lately it hasn't been doing so great. The over the counter stuff is too weak and I'm running out of my prescription strength lidocaine ointment and currently don't have a doctor worth two fucks to get a refill. (Not even gonna try not to cuss when talking about my nightmare through the glorious American health care system.)
So today, the electrical pain all over my left shoulder blade got really intense and I was desperate. I have some lidocaine antibacterial wash that I've been using on my wounded cat, but I know from personal experience that it doesn't last long on my own skin. I started digging around frantically, and managed to find a bottle of chloraseptic throat spray I got quite some time ago when I was suffering bad bronchitis-turned-trying-to-kill-you-pneumonia.
Aha! Throat numbing spray!
Used a back scratcher, broke the skin (intentionally) on my shoulder blade. Had my husband spray chloraseptic all over it.
Works better than non-prescription lidocaine! Actually, works about as well as my prescription stuff.
Easy to get, decently priced, and surprisingly effective.
So for those of you suffering from nerve pain, please know that chloraseptic (or a generic of it) may be able to bring you some much-needed relief.
I hope you find this post helpful!
No, I'm not sponsored by chloraseptic. (Hey~~~ If Prestige would like to sponsor me, leave me a comment. I use your Little Noses nasal drops on my cats when they're sick -- Only the saline ones, the others have other ingredients that are harmful, never use without consulting a veterinarian first! -- and I love Luden's because of their pectin content.)
IMPORTANT EDIT!
Make sure to spot-test anything you're about to put on your skin! Take a small amount of the product you're about to use, put it on the inside of your wrist (sensitive skin) and wait at least one hour for a reaction before using it elsewhere on your body. Ideally you would wait twenty-four hours for a reaction, but sometimes that's not realistically possible.
Thank you so much 