Years ago I tried using essential oils. I could definitely do that again (I still have the recipe book around here, but I know it doesn't have anything RSD specific.) Do you have a particular recipe or blend you use?

I'm starting acupuncture next week too - I did that a while ago, but the clinic I went to closed so this is a new one.

I've tried a lot of the standards, including gabapentin and neurontin, lyrica and cymbalta, tramadol, lidocaine, etc. I was even on vicodin for a while. I'm pretty hypersensitive to sleepy side effects and since starting testosterone in Jan '13, that's gotten way worse. Things just knock me out and I can't go to work that out of it/high, even if it's just a "temporary" side effect. Passing out at work is a big nono.

I've found that boosting my activity to a solid (but not extreme) level works pretty well for me. I have less pain now than when I was activity avoidant. (Back in '11, I started getting more active, for non-health reasons, and realized my pain was positively effected. Even when it flared up, activity did not make it worse as long as I wasn't overdoing it.)