... uced the dosage, still the same. Next he put me on Topirama and it had the same effects. I guess I will just have to live with my cronic migraine syndrome. My RSD didn't respond to months of PT, I did the hot and cold contrast for over 9 months and finally stop. I tried friction therapy as well. ... (5 replies)
... I have CRPS aka RSD in my left ankle. I have the sensitivity, constantly turning cold, changes color to a cadaver purplish grey, and constant pain. ... (3 replies)
... SweetPeainSF, I had several of the SGB, tried cymbalta(caused heart to race & terrible headache),Lyrica(helped with pain but blistered only left side of tongue) so my Dr told me not to take it, neurotin( no relief) hydrocodone 10mg(didn't help), I was told there was nothing else to try. I've never had an addiction problem, never had any trouble with the law, only 2 tickets in... (9 replies)
... leg pain slowly increased. My surgeon first mentioned RSD then, but found I had a crack in the fusion so put me back in and did a posterior fusion. ... (1 replies)
... goldenfox please do yourself a favor and look at the long term side effects of cymbalta and lyrica- there are new lawsuits going on about it- go to a prescription Drug forumn or even this one-confustion is a side effect {{hugz}} as far as books- amazon has quite a good supply-web md had a great article last year on CRPS- hope this helps ! (4 replies)
... it can cause drowisness. I was diagnosed with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome aka RSD after severely twisting my ankle. Now, I have a constant burning sensation. This is a result of nerve damage. ... (4 replies)
... ring the day but am on 300mg at night to take the edge off enough to sleep. My neurologist still wants to get me on something during the day and just introduced Cymbalta at night with the hopes of getting me to sleep longer. ... (4 replies)
... Sounds like your Dr. may not want to admit he made a mistake. My RSD started with cysts, my ortho refused to operate because he said it would not be worth the nerve damage it would cause. ... (3 replies)
... K I havent gone through all of the responses yet but iI will answer this one and probably add another comment ltr.. the sypathetic nerveouse system is directly resposible for all of our (involentary things) such as all of our major organs and adrenal glands (our fight or flight responses) then we have our secondary involentary system wich is parasypathetic nerves wich would... (15 replies)
... I have gained almost 30lbs in the last 2 years since my original injury and the onset of RSD after the original knee surgery. The dr thinks its due to my inactivity level. ... (15 replies)
... Lyrica made my vision very blurry and Neurontin made me a zombie and that was only at 300 mg a day!! No clue what RSD does to the internal organs, but the meds? ... (15 replies)
... what RSD does to our internal organs ? ... (15 replies)
... So, there are so many things that happen to us that we cannot keep track, we forget, we don't always associate them to RSD etc. ... (15 replies)
... Long story short, had knee surgery March 2008, this led to RSD. I have nerve damage in right leg and both arms. Other symptoms include shooting pain in right leg, now have stage 3 arthritis in both shoulders, both hips, last 6 vertabrae in lower back & sacryalic joint. Spasms in body, never know what will twitch next. and the worst is the tremors in my hands. My hands shake... (0 replies)
... I did not realize you have CP as well? So you have CP and CRPS? Or is it just CRPS? We have to help ourselves sometimes. I tried all kinds of the drugs they wanted me too, only because I am working with work comp, so they have to pay for anything my pain specialist-Dr. Prager recommends. I also see a psychiatrist so he was prescribing me my pain pills, as Dr. Prager says... (13 replies)
... I have RSD in left lower foot/ankle Want to see a specialist in San Diego or LA?? Im on cymbalta, topamax, and amitriptalyne but getting NO RELIEF. I am on SSDI and get Medicare starting Dec 1, 2010. Want to get into someone in December/January when I have the insurance. I am in Idaho where there are NO MDs who know anything about RSD. Please advise?? (8 replies)
... I am not on alot of meds...have tried all the opiates and they don't work. Cymbalta made me so sick, and badddd stomach pains. ... (15 replies)
... My RSD started in my shoulder and moved to my head and my right leg, but I pretty much suffer from full body symptoms at times. ... (3 replies)
... the surgery can cause your RSD to spread. I would urge extreme caution. ... (15 replies)
... Are there drs who specialize in rsd cuz I haven't found any. ... (2 replies)
