Wow, I'm so sorry many of you have to take so many meds....that's rough in many ways. Must be difficult to tell the symptoms from the side-effects at times
I used to take a few, but my list is now only:
Lyrica 50mg twice a day.
I feel very lucky compared to you guys
My pain can be pretty bad, but I'm mostly coping ok at the moment, and I've deliberately chosen a clearer head over pain relief, purely for work (cash) reasons. Some days I wonder if that's wise
Things I've used but largely given up on:
Amitriptyline (effective for two months only, very dry mouth)
Gabapentin (terrible stomach problems)
Tramadol (only worked a few times, now just get a woolly head)
Lidocaine patches (only use for protracted bad flare, not v effective for me)
Codeine (kept for bad flares only, works a bit, regular use gave me digestive problems)
Diazepam (made me very sleepy and confused)
Various lesser pain meds. They work a bit for a headache or whatever, but don't touch the CRPS pains. Very strange pain type we have to deal with!
Good luck everyone and I hope you have a better day
Bram.