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Thank you, your comments are appreciated. I think it's easier to be reflective on all of these issues when you are further down the line like I am. I couldn't have had this perspective early in my CRPS journey. I am reconciled to having the condition for the long term and simply invest my efforts in the day to day management of my symptoms and lifestyle. It's not that I didn't try to achieve a remission or that I just gave up, I tried absolutely everything available and proactively sought out referrals and treatments. Ultimately, though there came a time when it was evident that I was not going to achieve any sort of remission in spite of all my hard work so you then have to move on with the next phase of the acceptance process.

Like fbodgrl, I was prescribed duloxetine (cymbalta) fairly early on. It has been a real help with my pain. It may have helped with my depression but its simply impossible for me to tell. I have found it to be an excellent part of my medication package. It has the advantage that it is prescribed at the same dose level for both pain and depression unlike many of the other anti-depressants. In that way it can help with two aspects of CRPS at once. Struggling with depression on top of CRPS is exceptionally hard - I am a firm believer that it is important to identify and then treat/manage the depression right from the earliest stage because it has a direct effect on pain levels and coping ability.