Hello Amber,

As VICC says there is nothing to relate RSD to schizophrenia but there are many meds that are being utilised in the treatment of RSD that are not actually being used for what they were originally developed for.
Anti epilepsy drugs such as Neurontin and Lyrica, hypertension and migraine drugs such as Clonidine, Alzheimers drug Memantine----so many that one would never have imagined could be or should be useful in a disease that seems to have no definites, yet many people report that they do help.
I suppose the question is whether you are willing to risk the possible side effects in the effort to gain pain relief ? You will know yourself if you think the risk of side effects is worth the possible outcome----Good luck with your decision.
Antipsychotics are not an uncommon drug here in Australia for the treatment of RSD- they seem to have mechanisms that allow us to lay down new memories and new learning, I guess this maybe the criteria that doctors are looking at when using it for the treatment of RSD.
Cheers and luck
Tayla