Originally Posted by gabbycakes

First, Allison you are a brave young women and so sorry to here this latest battle for you. I hope you are feeling better in the near future.. I just wanted to comment on Mike's post. It is interesting to me because I don't get exactly what Allison and Mike get where they pass out, but I first get a headache, which then turns very quickly into a migraine which is just unbelievable. Let me back up I have never suffered from migraines until I had my accident then DX with RSD and my RSD is upper extremety right side. When I get these episodes or whatever they want to call them the pain is so prominent on the right side I could draw a straight line right down my face to the back of my head right down my shoulder and right arm. If I don't get to a place where I can lay down I do feel like I will pass out. I know this sounds like a typical migraine, but here's the interesting part and somewhat proves that maybe your type of episodes and mine are being induced my the RSD. After each of my in-patient ketamine treatments with boosters I never got the headaches again. Now I'm almost 2 years out since my last ketamine procedure and just this past Sunday I got one of those migraines. I have not one since I finished the last procedure. But I have also been having many flareups and more RSD symtoms in the last month or so. Sorry, ending point:When my RSD is under control I'm ok and don't get those episodes. I believe RSD induces these headaches/episodes even thought different migraines are part of some kind of vascular problem in the brain and passing out is kind of the same. Oh, and you mentioned low blood pressure I'm usually on the low side but at my last appt, just 2 weeks ago. I was really low. Just thought this was interesting sorry if I bored everyone.

Gabbycakes