Alt & Carta:
Thank you for the kind words and support. *Current meds are tramadol, remeron, and I just started taking Effexor. *Symptoms are really hard to put into words; in addition to the increased pain, I would say overall extreme depression. *I have seemingly lost the ability to cope with any type of stress or conflict; I *become dizzy, face feels flush, kind of feel like I'm in a fog and ultimately just shut down and do nothing. *As of late, I am finding that I have to really force myself to do simple day to day tasks. *

I guess on a positive note, I will soon be starting an intensive day treatment program at the VA hospital to try and figure this all out. *Just hope I can find someone there who is familiar with RSD and the long term side effects of the*sympathectomy.