painful sudecks dystrophy in my hands and foot

[Brunobilbo]

hi everyone. has anyone found anything to releave the pain of sudecks dystrophy. I already use gabapentin. paracetamol. lidocaine patches. amitriptyline. but after 9 years on these I'm not getting any better. I can now hardly walk as the pain is to much.

any ideas. I see the doctor again next week. need to know what to ask for as nothings working for me thanks

[baroqueh]

Amitriptyline did not work at all for me. Just made me unconscience at bedtime. Made my doc feel better lol. This is a unpopular suggestion but I think theRe is a time and place for opioids so people can have productive happy lives and this may be one of them. Addiction rates for disabled is quite low actually. So I suggest starting with the mildest form and seeing what relief you get. A bottle of 50 tablets of tylenol #3 last summer meant I traveled and swam in 5 different lakes and camped in a tent for 2 weeks at differing locations. Best summer in 4 years!