topamax rsd

I began taking Topamax for headaches and also to help with the weight gain from Effexor. About a month later, I realized the side effects were much greater than the help I was getting from the med so I began tapering off. I had read on the net from posters how horrible a med this is to get off and how long it takes to do it. I've been tapering off for about 20 days and just stopped 3 nights ago. Sick of that silly pill. The med caused me to turn into some kind of monster.

Nine months ago I had major sinus surgery, which left me in a fair amount of pain. A month ago I developed an intense burning inside my nostrils and in my upper lip and gums. I saw a new ENT and he said that I probably had RSD. I saw a pain specialist yesterday and she put me on Lyrica, and agreed that I have RSD. I'm going to see her again next week. I've read that RSD is treatable if one goes after it early. Is there anything else that I should be doing? Additional medicine?

apparently unk now at the time , I had this before my carpal tunnel surgery.. would the surgery worsen the rsd? Rsd is in both hands...I had emg done, so I definitely had carpal tunnel. My orthopedic surgeon noticed the pain, swelling, reddness and warmth in both hands when I started seeing him, approx. 4 months before the ct surgery. He told me it was unrelated to carpal tunnel..but went ahead with surgery. I am currently seeing a pain management specialist to help with the rsd...

, sympathetic block, and linocain injections all would help with the RSD. If anyone has RSD would you please tell me what has helped you. Also what things have helped you from the RSD from spreading to other parts of your body(ie legs, arms, hands, and bakc). Any information anyone can give me would be helpful.

I was diagnosed with RSD in my hands in 1996 and it spread to my feet in 1997 after C3-4 laminectomy. Reading from a 2005 medical report I have "post laminectomy syndrome with significant ridicular component in both upper extremities and RSD with the primary focus in the left upper extremity and cervival facet arthropathy." The report also indicates I have severe occipital neuraligia.

I have read about rsd and some people say they get it from venipuncture. I am unsure what to do here, or to think. This has got me pretty worked up. I have spoke to drs. and nurses and they say it will heal and be fine. And my arm feels kind of weak.

If RSD is present, could you get what feels like a wasp sting in different parts of the body e.g. foot, leg, side of face etc. Pains in the eye.

My mom developed RSD last November after she fell in a restaurant and hurt her knee, tibia, and ankle. Is there anything out there she can do to ease ANY of the pain without taking a bunch of narcotics?

The doctor says I have RSD and has explained this disorder to me, telling me that it may never go away and may get worse. Is there a better treatment than just opiates and Lyrica?

Hi...I am 49 years old woman with rsd in both hands. Just wanted an opinion on the med's i'm on. 3200mg gabapentin...40mg nortriptylin..( these were both just raised) 60mg cymbalta 15 mg roxicodone..4xdaily as needed...75mg avinza once daily...is this alot of medication? My pain isn't under control at this point. About a month and a half ago my pain mgmt nurse pract had given my lorcet...that along with the 60mg. avinza , gabapentin, roxicodone cymbalta worked pretty well...

Did you injure your leg in some way? Some of it sounds like it could be rsd. Have you seen anyone for it? You can rule out restless leg by drinking some tonic water with quinine or eating potassium-rich foods like bananas and potatoes. There's also an OTc homeopathic pill called Restful Legs by Hylands. Talk to your primary and see what they think.

Hello, I was wondering if I took tysabri with having MS also RSD because with having the rsd it does weakend my immune system, I don't believe this would be a very wise decision do you?

Started having angina about 6 months ago w/ 2pos stress tests, but nuclear was OK. I have other health conditions including RSD and when I had venipuncture (which has never bothered me) for the nuclear stress test it was very painful, remains swollen and troubling me and other RSD symptoms are progressing... again.

hello im a young women sufferer from rsd . Have been for 3 years and as of yet nothing has helped my pain. My rsd is in my left foot and i cant weight bear,or even stand touch,wind,water the list goes on! Im at my wits end my life is on hold and seems like im standing still while the world goes by!Can you help or have a suggestions in helping beat rsd.

The pressure could result from the pressure increasing or the tremor could be completely unrelated or have a connection to the RSD since RSD can effect the muscles and Joints(as of course you know) From what I know about RSD, it can effect the nervous system in alot of different and complex ways and that the brain and the spinal cord somehow change from the RSD. So either way you should make an appointment with your DR to have him check it out.

i have had severe foot and heel pain and got off crutches about 3 months ago- but still have this big boot/cast thing on it, they thought it was RSD. RSD is a neurologic problem usually that starts with some sort of minor injury but when the oain signal goes to the brain the brain sends out pain signals to different places, if you are experiencing any pain, but i really don't think that they are related, i will ask my dad( phycyatrist) and see what he thinks.

I have had RSD for 91/2 yrs. now and I have 2 SCS implanted . I take all kinds of medication, but the one that has helped my pain is Methedone. It really helped me to live somewhat of a normal life again. I was taking Actiq 1800 lolliepops, along with several other meds, and patches and I turned into a vegetable, for over 3 years. I was so drugged up, i no longer functioned. I then started taking methedone, got rid of the Actiq.

You may have a mild form of RSD. You have certainly ruled out everytrhing else. Find an expert on RSD and make an appt.

I had fusion and capsone cage. I also have RSD in right foot for the past 20 years for which I take neurontin. I have nerve damage from the spinal surgeries and still have severe low back pain radiating numbness/tingling down left leg and buttock. I have peripheral neuropathy in bilateral feet. Now I have a problem with my legs but have not seen any doctor. After being on feet doing laundry or running errands, my legs feel funny. This happens when I am resting or relaxing.

In my right foot, the one we think might have RSD without the pain, I have exquisitely sensitive toes to minor trauma. What I mean is, if I bump the tips of my right toes - not even enough to call it stubbing them - the pain will drop me to my knees. It is just like I have hauled off and fractured them. I can't help but cry out and tears come to my eyes. The pain is searing, white-hot and seems to encompass my whole lower leg.

had 2 recent thoracic CT's (10/29 & 12/2/10) and hope you can put in layman's terms. The CT was repeated because the 1st was not helpful at all to the doc. 2nd was much more complete, but still can't follow doctor on phone as to results in layman's terms. H/o R.S.D. (CRPS) dx in '99, systemic (ule, ure, lle, lre) & osteoporosis.

so far, i have seen 4 doctors trying to get a diagnosis and because i have rsd, they tend to want to connect it to that. not everything can be a complication of rsd. to be fair, the endocrinologist is trying to be very thorough in ruling out everything else before we revert to rsd. i just want to have enough knowledge to ask sensible questions when i am able to talk to him. i would appreciate any information anyone could share with me. thank you so much.

Have they ever considered RSD (reflex sympathetic dystrophy)? It's too complex to try to nutshell here, but if you Google it see if it sounds like what you are going through. From just the little bit you have said, to me it has a lot of the traits of it.

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