I used Gabapentin for over two years and switched to Lyrica from the side affects. Neurontin played havoc with my stomach, it's strange how these drugs will affect one person one way, and another differently. I tried Cymbalta, oh was that a nightmare drug for me, horrible lucid dreams, night sweats and anger, rage I will say. R.S.D. is no fun, my dear friend passed away three years ago, her doctor in Ventura, California "Barry Ross MD" was one of the first doctors to successfully debunk all the lies that "RSD does not exist or there is no causal relationship between traumatic injuries and R.S.D.".

How cool Dr. Ross never gave fighting the propaganda in the 1990s by insurance companies saying R.S.D. was all in our head. Miss L was injured in 1989 and passed away in 2010. I remember her laughs about dealing with chronic burning and stabbing pain, "hey let's get a blunt and smoke it, that distract my pain for a while." I miss her company.