Summertime i have heard the same thing, ice hurts RSD suffers just like the cold weather does. Those other meds are for pain not nerve pain. Meds for nerve pain are nerotin, lyrica. They did not work for me but has help others. Im on perocet for pain and other people i talk to cant belive it they are on oxcoine and heavy meds like that. My doctors will not give me any stronger. Its hard not to be confused but i have heard all that before very fustrating. What ever works for you, if it does tell your doctor to see if he couls change something you dont like.