I had an RSD friend who is passed now ( from something else). Her toes curled under her feet. She had many surgeries to try to correct it. She had pins put in her toes, but the RSD was stronger than the pins. The toes would still curl under and left the metal pins standing up. Can't imagine how painful it was for her.

I am glad that is working for you.

I mostly get it in my left leg where there is a nerve pinched from the herniated discs from the auto accident. The rest of the body settles down with the Klonopin as it keeps the acetocholenine flowing down the mylen sheath and keeps it on the myelin. There never was a generic for it but there is now, but it doesn't work for me. I need the name brand Klonopin. That stops the body from seizing. When I was doing so well prior to the car accident, I had cut back on it. Seems I need to go back up on it.....

The image of those pins is forever burned in my mind. Thank you, by telling me about your poor friend I am more convinced that I am on the right track sticking with home solutions that are not invasive.

Word of advice on the tizanidine...don't take it during the day until you know whether it makes you drowsy. Or take with a lot of caffeine. I have found if I take it I need an extra cup or two of coffee or coke zero.

I take my all-over & muscle relaxant (clonazepam) at night. It knocks me out cold within half an hour or so. It never fails, and a good side-effect is... I can sleep! Thank God! Otherwise I'd sleep like 1 short night (4-6H) in 2 days. Without fail. And that's no good.

It works at night and it still has its effect during the day for sure.