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Old 11-02-2011, 08:36 PM
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Lyrica was helpful for me in the beginning (but I am off of it now). Cymbalta...I had a VERY bad reaction to that one but since I was suffering from undiagnosed seratonin syndrome at the time my doctor and I have discussed giving it another try at some point. Neurontin is another one that some people find helpful but it didn't do much for me (too small of a dose I think).

There are a number of treatments for RSD. Nerve blocks are one, SCS is another, ketamine treatments yet another. These are all done in conjunction with physical therapy (which for me has been the best treatment once I got enough pain relief to do it), and usually pain meds too. Add to that the number of things we all do to try to help get some relief on a daily basis like the heating pads, warm bath with epsom salts...etc. It really involves a group of things with no real one and done type of treatment (sad to say).
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