I had an slight white cell increase in my last cbc and my kidney functions are out of range so after the scare with my blood pressure being 220/110 and changing my blood pressure med after 15 years of controlling it they changed it from altenelol to benicar hct. Now they want me to have heart tests done and go to a nephrologist and get some tests ran on my kidneys..I am a little scared.. Cut back on Cymbalta from 120 mg to 60 mg because my hair was falling out in clumps. So now I take 60 cymbalta, 6-8 7.5 mg hydrocodone allegra-d premarin and my blood pressure meds> Any one have an idea what's going on?? And i feel more crappier than usual!

cymbalta is brutal on the liver from what info ive pulled on it and the tv commercials,,,im on it too,,plus the vicodin [hydrocodone is hard on the liver too,,be carefull,,,im taking percocet which is just as bad,,but these drugs can be addictive,,,your dr ought to be able to give you insight on the blood work with taking the meds into account,,,,,,,,bobber

I think that's the problem the 2 docs are not working together to help me get better. Look how much insurance costs are and the blocks I have paid 3,000+ for 8 or so of them.. You would think that they would work together to get me feeling better. I am not taking these meds like I prescribed them myself for me, they did plus the cost of the meds I pay for. I sure wouldnt take them to make me have more hospital bills if I knew they would destroy my liver.I have not been on them very long like 6 months or so.

I am sorry. I have had many blood work tests but mine usually are ok. I do have high liver issues but that was before rsd and cymbalta though I am on 120mg and actually my liver lately has been normal range so I have no clue. Anyhow for you I would talk to your doctors and tell them how you feel and your concerns. I agree about doctors that are on your case working together. Really it would safe a lot of time and pain in the long run. So frustrating when everyone is on a different page. Many thoughts

Hi Sunshine Girl and everyone,
I just got back the results of my comprehensive blood tests. I have to say I was more than a little bit worried. I know our meds are really hard on our body.But, thankfully they all were good with the exception of vitamin D. My Dr. wants me to take 2,000mg
a day. I used to be in the sun all the time befor RSD. But, because I break out, I stay out of sun or use sunblock 70. And my overall cholesterol was 16 points high. That was a first high for me. I gained so much with the 3200 mg of neurotin. I went off and have lost 30 lbs. I have another 30 to go. I think weight gain increases cholesterol. I looked up www.mayoclinic.com and researched cholesterol and they have a lot of great information on the best foods to eat etc.
Sunshine girl, isn't the while cell count a sign of infection. I also have fibromyalgia, so
I run a slight fevor and get sinus infections regularly. Get colds and bronchitis regularly.
I know rheumatoid arthritis patients get infections easily. RSD , RA are both autoimmune
disorders. So it makes sense we are going to get infections more often., which I believe means a high white blood cell count.
I know you are scared being recommended to a cardiologist and kidney dr. But it's very important that you GO! PLEASE
RSD is an autonomic disorder, which means our involuntary organs like the heart, lungs, kidneys etc are affected. That's why we get high blood pressure, circulation problems, sweating, etc. I had a abnormal heart test, so went thru all the cardiologists tests and came out fine. I'm still on two different blood pressure meds, both double dosed, one used to be thriple dose, but I feel with another 30 lbs. and continued exercise, Dr. thinks I'll be able to cut out at least one of them.
Because we sweat more than most people, it's very important to drink a lot of water.'
That, in turn, helps our kidneys to function better. It also helps the liver too. If our urine is yellow, that means we are NOT drinking enough water. Also, Mr. Dr. has told me to eat food with my meds, with the exception of a sleep aid he just put me on.
Please let us know when you make your Dr. appointments and how they turn out. I'll check with you later. Take care,loretta

P.S.There is a product called Emergency It's a box of packets of powder that is to be added to water. It has the electrolytes that we lose from sweating. They have different flavors, one helps with bone health, heart health etc. I get mine at Trader Joes but I think they are also at Wal-Mart.

Yes I got my heart checked with untrasound and it came back normal still waiting on dr too schedule kidney tests. I think I might have been dehydratred when I got my blood drawn that day. Because my new blood pressure med made me lose 11 lbs in 4 days and it has been a 100 degrees here inarkansas for the last 3 days and been sweating my ----- off and hadn't replaced the elctro and water in my system since then I have drank lots and lots of water. Thanks alot for caring Loretta!