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funny you should say this. my husband has to take this to help him self from a back injury and when he takes his ambien and doesnt go straight to bed its like a drunk 2 yr old ROFL.. so many stories LOL i tried to see if it would help better than the lunesta and i swear it the worst feeling i have ever had . so not for me !

carrie

You all are crackin me up with the ambien stories! Never saw a drunk 2 year old, but the picture in my head .........oh my

This heart thing is really scary to me because it is the very thing that got me into this whole mess. If it wasnt for a botched angiogram I probably wouldnt be here.

Plus heart disease runs in the family, and this RSD has been messin with my blood pressure and heart now for about 5 years. So far clear EKG's, and blood tests thank goodness. But every time it starts messin with me you gotta know it runs through my mind that this is it!

It's the big one! You hear that Elizabeth? Im comin to join ya honey!

I know I just dated myself with that last line LOL!

I get migraines. Last year before medicare I went to the ER thinking it was because I hadnt had any blood pressure meds in over a year. Thought it was giving me these whopper headaches, and I just couldnt take it anymore.

They did a CT scan of my head, and low and behold they found this osteoma in my head. They said that is what is giving me the headaches, and it is pretty serious. It is growing in the upper left nasal cavity, and man it makes the head hurt!

They sent me to a specialist, and he says he wouldnt remove it until I can put my finger right on the spot where it is in my head because of how radical the surgery is. Then he showed me what he had to do to remove it!!!

I will suffer the headaches LOL!!

All that to say this. It might be a good idea to go get checked out to rule out anything else it might be. It just might surprise ya to find there is something else going on besides RSD sometimes. I really hope there isnt, but make sure there isnt to be on the safe side

Luv ya all!!

You know Allen, I've wondered that every now and then- whether there's something else going on in my brain to cause the migraines- but then I freak out that there IS something wrong and I have a giant tumour or something.

I've never had any tests done. I guess because my Dad has always had migraines that we just assumed it was hereditary, then it became more of an issue in these later years because of my RSD.

Usually they're your run of the mill migraines- hurting at the temples, behind my eyes, and at the lower back part of my head etc. Occasionally I can point a finger to the exact spot where it's hurting, but that's not often.

But you're right, I should really get a scan done to rule out anything else. I'm glad you don't HAVE to have the surgery, that you can keep going how you are. I hope it doesn't bother you too much.

Also, I just wanted to add that the main brand name for the beta blocker I'm starting on is Lopressor.

x

Dear Kate, Allen, Carrie et al -

My heart (thump-thump) goes out to each one of you. What a fine but deeply caring crew we make.

Mike

I never really put the RSD and migranes together before. I got my RSD in August '86 and migranes in Ocotber '87. Usually just one per week, but it lasted seven days. I had so many x-rays, CTs, MRIs, LPs, etc, etc, over the years. Whew! No one ever came up with a cause.

Anyway, I take Ambien when the RSD pain is too severe to allow me to fall asleep. When I first started it, I did act like a drunk in about 15 minutes. but it really did "knock me out" so I could sleep. Lately, it takes over an hour to give me any effect. Like anything else, each body can react differently to things and change over time.

Mike

Hi. I am sorry for all you are going through. I hope your rsd doctor can see you too. I would call everyday for cancelations. That is what I do with my doctor apts and I have gotten in way early. I too get migraines and head aches/pressure. I have this possibly in my eyes so thought it was due to my severe eye pain. Anyhow I had by my neuro mris,etc to rule out anything else so I agree that you may want to ask about that. I always get fearful of saying it is rsd because one day who knows it may not be and I don't want to let something go. Well take care and hang in there

I had to go look because my mind that used to run like a well oiled machine, became this squeaky slow, forgetful.....ummm where was I? Oh yes!

I too am on Metoprolol Tartrate. The doc has me taking 25 mg twice a day. Seems to be doing the job for lowering the blood pressure, but not helping much in the anxiety or that awful feeling of breathing not working.

I sure do hope they figure out how to get you some relief, keps us posted on how things are going. I can use all the help I can get when talking with my doctor about this very subject.