OK, being newly diagnosed in October, there are a few questions that I know the pros (doesn't that sound better that "who have had this for a long time?") out there. I need to borrow you brains.
1. Does being emotionally upset of depressed worsen RSD pain or cause it to spread? ie-should I tell my sister to get off my #*%&# back because she's making my leg hurt?
2. Is it possible the area efected with RSD to "move?" The top of my knee had severe symptoms, but now feels normal (on meds) but my foot is now displaying RSD symptoms. Does the top of my knee only fell better because I am on meds? Leading to...
3. Do all of the meds that I am on (MSContin, Lyrica, Lexapro, Klonopin) simply mask the RSD and as soon as I stop taking them, I am back to full throttle pain?
4. Is it a big deal that I smoke-purely from an RSD persepctive, of course I know I shouldn't smoke-relative to my disease? Could it make it worse?
5. Is it normal, say in the first year, to have episodes of being very emotionally labile? Is that RSD in the limbic systen or emotional from watching your old life dissapate into the air? One minute I am crying and the next I am laying in bed like a bump wishing I couldn't hear anyting (yes, I am aware that I am depressed-working on it-but is part of it the limbic system?)

Hey pick any one or all of them! This is like RSD Jeopardy (I'll take number 4 for $300 Alex). Bless you all twice for answering my weird questions!

Lori Lee