2006-10-26 10:23:37 · 12 answers · asked by B-Mar 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
And what about Procaine?
2006-10-26 10:32:51 · update #1
No , it's an anesthetic
2006-10-26 10:25:07 · answer #1 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Quite the opposite. Lidocaine is give be dentists to numb the gums when they are working on your teeth, In addition, Lidocaine is given in the critical care unit of the hospital to prevent the heart from having aberrant beats. So if anything, Lidocaine deadens not stimulates.
2006-10-26 10:27:39 · answer #2 · answered by 19jay63 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're all local anesthetics, they just work differently and cocaine has special side effects that cause it to be an addictive drug used for pleasure purposes. If you try to use lidocaine like cocaine (for pleasure purposes) you will have a big disapointment. It won't make you feel good and could actually kill you if you take it wrong or take too much.
2006-10-26 16:09:32 · answer #3 · answered by Danerz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Lidocaine is a pain medicine, injected into a nerve to block pain. They use it at the dentists, and in some other local anesthetic situations.
2006-10-26 10:28:55 · answer #4 · answered by odd duck 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lidocaine (INN) (IPA: [ˈlaɪdokeɪn]) or lignocaine (former BAN) (IPA: [ˈlɪgnokeɪn]) is a common local anesthetic and antiarrhythmic drug. The most commonly encountered lidocaine preparations are marketed by AstraZeneca under the brand names Xylocaine and Xylocard, though lidocaine is also found in many other proprietary preparations.
2006-10-26 10:26:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Besides being a local anesthetic lidocaine is frequently used as a cardiac arrythmic drug.
2006-10-26 12:01:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Far as I recall, yes. It's a local anesthetic dentists use to freeze the gums in order to do heavy duty drilling or incising.
2006-10-26 10:26:06 · answer #7 · answered by vanamont7 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No Lidocaine is a oral or local anesthetic.
2006-10-26 10:26:33 · answer #8 · answered by Kali_girl825 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no- it's used as a numbing agent
2006-10-26 10:25:15 · answer #9 · answered by Mommyk232 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it only numbs, nothing more, nothing less.
2006-10-26 10:25:21 · answer #10 · answered by boxpurse4u 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋