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Default I stated taking lyrica last night.....holy cow...
Whoa.....I didn't sleep last night as much as I became comatose!!!! lol . My body obviously needed it. However I had an EXTREMELY hard time waking up. I didn't hear my alarm once . My Fiance had to shake me awake!! I searched and found that a very common symptom though. And it took a good 2 hours before I was fully functional! But with that the Amitripyline and the Oxycondone I can actually type without pain!!!!!!! Lets hope the Lyrica will build up and I won't have to take the narcotic anymore too! Though If I still need it I hope they wont have an Issue prescribing it for me you know how they get when you say something like that.....but for the first time in months I now can work without being in agony...it's just slightly achy though I still get "stabbing" it's not nearly as bad!


So my hope is the nerve block will work and just make this nastiness go AWAY!!!
It might not but I hoping with a more positive attitude it will help. I just have to find someway to make myself wake up better !! lol

Coffee?

[QUOTE=Jimking;939560]Coffee? [/QUOTE
I already drink a ton. and once i wake up (so far i've only had it 1x) I 'm ok it getting out of bed!! lol I did start to have this burning pain on my skin from wind...woo hoo but hopefully it wont go out of control. Also my arm is turning red but its not cold ...its hot? I didnt think it got hot I just thought it was icy...and even though I had relief earlier its going through the meds more now....well at least I had energetic morning

Coffee is not good for RSD...

You might want to research Hooshmand's 4 F's diet for RSD.

That is true. My wife drinks it all day and I know it doesn't help matters.

Though I do feel MUCH better! Thank goodness. It worries me, should I still "be careful" with that arm? Should I just try to do what I used to do before all this? Or should I still be cautious about what I do. Like lifting heavy things? Or typing. Is it just masking most the pain?