Intravenous lignocaine in the management of primary fibromyalgia syndrome.

Bennett, Michael I. and Tai, Y. M. A. (1995) Intravenous lignocaine in the management of primary fibromyalgia syndrome. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology Research, 15 (3). pp. 115-119. ISSN 0251-1649

Abstract

Ten patients with primary fibromyalgia syndrome were treated with intravenous infusions of lignocaine on a daily basis for six days. This treatment produced a clinically useful improvement in pain relief and mood scores at the time of discharge on day seven and at follow-up on day thirty.