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Originally Posted by daniella
A few thoughts I have but are you still working as a nurse? Anyhow I think it is one thing to know rationally what to do to cope but having support can be very helpful. Also for me as anxiety is truly my middle name I can tell you it has an impact on my pain level in the way I deal with it at times. Regardless I am in pain anxious or not but when I get anxious to a higher degree really I am just so down and not rational in general.So getting on the right meds I think in combo with other self help and therapy can really help. I have already looked into HBOT and just want to make sure with my reg pain doc that it won't increase my pain like other treatments I am going to try it. The acupuncture I was told since no one is aloud to even touch my rsd area which is the legs that they can put it in my ears for example cause it sends the signals. Also the acupuncture is not just about that but about helping relieve tention/anxiety so you sleep and eat better and that in turn helps pain. On a side not of the view of the psych. I have seen many therapy type people before rsd and I will say I have gotten a range of feedback from them. I am not saying to not listen but I am just saying some things may make sense and some may not. Good luck and keep us updated. Also something that has helped me in therapy/life is to take 1 day at a time. They say that in recovery type things and I truly feel that with even this condition
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I just doing non clinical - the drugs are affecting my judgemnet and coordination quite badly, and I wouldn't want to make a mitake and hurt someone. So I'm non clinical just a couple of hours a day - my manager is brillant and understnading - so she's got me doing a bit of paperwork, admin booking training. Its nice to focus on something else and to feel part of the unit somewhat - but I find it very hard & exhausting- although i wouldn't admit that to anyone at work - i like going and I'm determined to contribute to to our unit some way / anyway I can
I'm glad you mentioned the anxiety and pain. Because I feel its more that the normal pain causes anxiety which cause more pain cycle. I feel its got do with the adrenalin levels in the body. So depending in what heighened emotional state is happeneing e.g. angry, stressed, anxious - I finding anything that has to do with that sympathetic stimulation of the nerves has a direct affect. I agree with you the pains their and it worsens
I also wonder about high sugar levels, and caffiene levels.
And also for the female members if their is any sort of link / tie in with menstrual cycle / or any tie in with polycyctic ovarie syndrome (PCOS) - as that is also linked with high adrenalin levels precipiatated by poory controlled sugar levels in the blood or by syndrome x - where insulin is insufficient in the body (i think - can't quite remember).
I'm coming round to the idea of acupunture - i might try that. I was supposed to have the hypnotherpay yeterday but I needed to sort out a problem with the builder - so had to rescheduale - SO still waiting to try that
Thank you for your advise - 1 day at a time - will try to.
Thanks for responding - lovely to have your thoughts