Ok I've been having this wierd "tensing"? I'm not sure what to call it. It gets intensly painful and feels like it "tightening". Then the blood veins closest to the tensing "pop up". Like they stand out raised above the skin? I showed it to the PA at my last E.R. visit but he didn't know what to say? Its difficult when someone isn't familiar with CRPS but at the same time you would think they could offer SOME sort of cxause or direction! Like what could cause it to happen, CRPS aside. Have any of you had anythinf like this happen???Is that a normal CRPS symptom?

Also the Lyrica isn't working as well as it did the first day. I'm back up to near tears multiple times a day though when I'm not haveinf "spikes" as I call them. You know periods of time when either the ache is so strong and deep you think your limb will explode, or it's tensing so tight you think it's going to snap in two...

My "Dr."/A.N.R.P. Started me in 2x daily does of 50mg for 1 week then up to 3x daily of 50mgs. I'm also on Amitriptyline 50mg 1x daily(bedtime) And out of the Oxycodone as it was a "temporary med" until Lyrica took full effect. So back to Tramadol 50mg 2 pills up to 4xs daily as needed which I tried a day with out them, but found I can't deal with the pain so resumed taking it 3-4 times a day. I hope the Lyrica builds up enough and I can get some real relief from it, but I trying not to get my hopes up too high. The Oxycondone in combo with the Lyrica and Amitriptyline really worked. I felt fairly normal. But I doubt any doctor intown would actually persricbe a low daily does of it on a permanent basis too many addicts in town have ruined for the true pain patients. I haven't acutally ASKED for anything like that though. I'm