hi dan. i'm so sorry you are having a bad flare. rsd is hard enough to deal with without the flares. i also understand how you feel. i have lived through some horrible flares and also anxiety and pain from noise due to rsd. i think the pain from noise is called alloydnia (sp?). not all people who have rsd understand this pain but we all do here. when i have a flare i get my emergency rsd kit out. i learned how to do this from a dear friend here a while back. they are made up of things that provide comfort during an rsd flare. the kit can vary from person to person. mine usually includes the following: heating pad, lavender epsom salts, chamomille tea, shortbread cookies (lorna doones) i know i'm old lol, soft cotton lightweight short sleeved pajamas, a nice comfy bed and a favorite tv show or music to calm my nerves. my pm dr and physchiatrist (sp again?) also have prescribed breakthru pain meds for the rsd and fibromyalgia pain and antianxiety and antidepressant meds to help with the panic attacks from the pain. and last but not least i keep reminding myself that my flare will eventually pass and i can get through it in the meantime because i have done it in the past. you can do it to. having a support system from my family and NT gives me strength to face each painful day with rsd. you are not alone here and i am sending some soft hugs your way. i hope your flare ends soon my friend and i wish everyone here a painfree as possible night tonight.