I had my RSD spread into my back after a lumbar sympathetic block last January. From there is went into my neck, down my arms, into my hands, to my sides, my chest, and stomach. After this spread I started to experience a whole lot of symptoms which included the full body spasms, loss of balance and coordination, nausea, blurry/double vision, and a whole laundry list of other things. What other types of things have you had since it spread? Just the body spasms or other things too? We tried a lot of different things to get all this under control...lots of trial and error. Maybe one of the things I tried could help you...

I went through a bad bought on Tuesday. Monday my clondine patch came off. (my change day is wednesday) so I was trying to hold off. Well by Tuesday afternoon, I was taking muscle relaxor's my lower back hurt so bad. I am wondering if I have spread, but my patch's are blocking the pain.

I'm so sorry Alt...does not seem like a good couple of days for you. I am so paranoid about my clonidine patches coming off...since getting them I have been doing so much better with the nausea, dizziness, poor balance, blurry vision, etc. And just overall I feel better because I don't have those things happening as much...not unless the pain gets up to that 9-10 level. So if I have any trouble getting the clonidine patch on I put the little pad over it that came with the patches...same goes if it feels like any of the corners are loose or anything. I hope you feel better soon...and hope to God that you are not experiencing spread.

catra,
It's funny because my husband woke to find the patch was on him. lol.Yeah! I hope its not spread, I can't afford it to be in my back. Just the thought scares me.