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Originally Posted by happygirlpa
Hi there! It sounds like you are stressed to the max! I moved a few months back and remember feeling very overwhelmed and frustrated because i couldnt do much by myself. Thank goodness i had family members to unpack. I still have lots to do but at least the house is tolerable (plz dont peek in my garage or basement haha) As for cymbalta, i've been on it 2 yrs now. I havent gained weight from it. It helps my anxiety and depression but not nerve pains. I stillget zingers down into my feet and searing pain in my legs when i lay down. I cant take lyrica, neurontin, gabapentin. I remember they caused weight gain, bloating, n yes, hair loss. So im on the do nothing path right now until ican afford to get into a pain mgt dr to see what's new. But just to let you know cymbalta helped my psyche but really not my rsd pains.
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Thank you! I am having a bit of trouble with PM. He 'knows CRPS' and says I don't have it because I can wear a sock. He says he "has seen CRPS and you don't have it" but he has never seen my leg, felt the temperature difference or assessed the edema. He said I need to do something to get my mind off the pain. Really? I won't do a pain diary because it makes me focus too much on the pain. And I was in a PM office...did he want me to talk about the weather?
I was taking so much ibuprofen that I now have GERD because that is the only thing I have for pain. I get that neurontin/lyrica et al is supposed to help but when it doesn't, what's next? Invasive procedures. I'm just so frustrated.
Oh...I actually moved into this house Sept. 2014. Still have boxes everywhere and furniture in the basement/rooms they don't belong in...lol. I did have to rip out & install new flooring and paint everywhere, so I'm going to use that as my excuse!
