Predisposing personality...... Predisposed at what? Place folks who are physically ill in a square peg and then insult them with innuendos of mental flaws?

Just my comment of "again" those with RSD must have other issues other than RSD because they wouldn't act like they have RSD......just ranting.....

I don't think they mean we have something other then RSDS, they mean there are predisposing things that might cause us to end up with RSDS. As far as the Drs. not believeing we have it, well that's a whole other issue.

As far as the mental flaws, a lot of people do have them but they don't end up with RSDS. A lot of people who end up with RSDS do end up with depression though.

I have yet to see an article that tells the true story of RSDS. The people who have it are telling it in their way as how they have handled it to get it in remission and the Drs. that got them there are jumping on their banwagon as the healers that makes people well with one treatment in most all of these stories. It takes more then their one treatment to get people better.

Ada

Thanks to everyone for help on getting the links here and info. This has been very helpful.

Dennis

Here is an excerpt about the "predisposing personality. It seems to explain the evolution of that idea related to CRPS...

Causes
Many hypotheses exist, but a definite cause has not been identified. (See Pathophysiology).

Older literature suggested that development of complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) required a triad of conditions: an injury, an abnormal sympathetic response, and a predisposing personality. Most current literature disputes the need for an underlying personality disorder. In August 2000, Schwartzman stated, "There is no evidence that affected patients have a personality disorder, but the severity of pain and the disruption of the patient's life can lead to anxiety and depression."[25 ]Beerthuizen et al reviewed 31 articles that addressed an association between psychiatric illness and CRPS-1. Almost all the studies showed no causal relationship.[26 ]

So the final word is that we aren't necessarily a predisposing personality type, but can have problems related to the impact of CRPS and chronic pain in our lives.

The excerpt was from:
eMedicine Specialties > Emergency Medicine > Neurology
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Author: Steven J Parrill
Updated: Mar 23, 2010
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/793370-overview

The article brings up another point........

Anyone else here currently taking or have a hx of taking an ACE inhibitor ?

Now that makes since. Thanks for the post pacugirl.