Dear Tayla4me & Fmichael,

Thank you both for your time and imput. Marilyn cannot take any form of ketamine treatment due to it making her heart go nuts. So, this possible avenue is out, but thanks for mentioning that ketamine may have been a good choice and certainly one to consider for other RSD patients.

Michael--do you know if trileptal depleted your body of sodium? Could something else have messed your sodium level up? Thanks for your ideas. Marilyn was on neurontin for several years with moderate pain reduction but had to discontinue it due to an increase in negative side effects. That is why Marilyn is now on Trileptal.

johnthepainter