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Originally Posted by Angelina55
So I have been trying to manage my pain with pain killers, vitamins, lyrica, and herbal remedies. I am just in to much pain! Here are my symptoms:
Painful pins and needles from toes up to hip joint
a pressure type feeling, kinda heavyish
sharp stabbing pains
spasms
a constant stabbing pain throughout leg and ankle
a sharp stinging feeling throught leg and ankle
cannot put any weight on it
burning constantly but sometimes feeling of so cold feels like it has frostbite
a constant achy intense dull deep pain
I am just having trouble researching different drugs that I should try. I am trying to fing a neurologist, but I just can't wait. I am a single mom and my daughter depends on me. I need to get this pain under somekind of control. So any help or advice on ANYTHING would be great!!! Any vitamins, herbal remedies, diet, drugs, other "tricks", anything.....
I am taking vitamin C, D, a B-complex, and Fish Oil.
Thank you,
Angelina
May we all be strong.... We may not always win the battle but we will win the war!!!!  |
Hi Angelina, I've been thinking of you. Still can't get into my email to PM you. I need to contact my provider to reset the firewall.
Anyway, I'm so sorry you are having such a difficult time. So much coming at you at once.
Besides pain meds and anticonvulsants like lyrica or neurotin-many rsd drs use anti-depressants for nerve pain. Also benzodiazapines (high addictive) for dystonia. I'm sorry-do you have a dr. like neurologist or pain specialist who is familiar with crps overseeing your care? All of your symptoms are too familiar-I know it's tough. You are in way too much pain, sounds like you need some added meds to get it under control. I remember you saying you are in a '9' much of the time, and that's not OK. Are you sleeping?
There is a post on january 31 2013 about Dr. Swartzman and crps. It is really good-discusses various meds used for nerve pain. Dr. Swartzman is renouned crps dr. that now practices in Philadelphia. He was among 5 drs that did a trial ketamine study here at the Mayo clinic in Phoenix. long time ago. A friend of mine was an assistant.
Hope this helps. Take care, loretta