I have had CRPS for 28 1/2 years. Who would think that after this length of time, new associated illnesses would begin. Last year when hospitalized, I was told that I had heart block. I went to see a cardiologist who did a stress test, echocardiogram, ECG and I wore a monitor for 7 days. They did not see heart block but I was having runs of V-tach (an abnormal rhythm where your heart beats too fast. I was already on a Beta Blocker for migraine prevention so nothing was done. Fast forward a year and every time I stand from a sitting position, I get very dizzy. Back to the cardiologist for a one year check up. My blood pressure was dropping and my heart rate increasing when going from a sitting to standing position. I was diagnosed with POTS. Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome. It is part of the dysautonomia that may of us have with CRPS. Dysautonomia is a nervous system disorder that disrupts autonomic ...
Ketamine is one of the many treatments for CRPS. These days, people are being diagnosed much more quickly than they were back in the 1990's. The advantage of earlier diagnosis is that treatment can be started more quickly. I couple of months ago, someone joined my Newly Diagnosed Facebook group. She was diagnosed two weeks after symptoms started as compared to my 2 years after the onset of symptoms. Christine did her homework and decided that ketamine gave her the best chance of being able to go back to work. I interviewed her for my YouTube Channel before she left to get a loading dose of ketamine and again after she completed her loading dose of ketamine. Here is a link to the show. https://youtu.be/e4ydfxQQrEw