The sciatica pain is so bad tonight that I can’t sleep. Don’t know whether to see my doctors about getting some prescription painkillers again? I don’t like taking them but also hate the long nights in pain.
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Hi I know what you mean but you need your sleep as without enough you will feel even worse. Sciatica is awful and I hope you recover soon. x
Hi Cath05 I also have pain at night in my legs. I have Tylenol with codeine 10mg. I had gotten this medicine when I had fractured a couple of ribs. When I was at the hospital for the ribs they wanted to give me stronger medicine I said no because I can’t handle them. They are too strong just wanted to give you
something else To consider oh yeah one more thing I actually took this pill in half. Good luck to you bye
Hi Cath05,
Sciatica is very painful and debilitating, I was badly affected by it when I developed it while packing to move house. I was hobbling around often bent over as I couldn't straighten my leg, and as you'll know, the pain is there 24/7.I was given co-codamol, and amitriptyline, which did help me to sleep but not much with the pain. I just wanted to reassure you that it may last for several weeks or months, but it WILL go eventually, and you will get your life back! At one point I didn't think I would ever get better but I did, and you will, too xx
no it can stay, it only takes a few days off from time to time but for some people it stays.
Oh that's horrible.. I didn't realise it could stay permanently. The physio told me it would last between 3 and 6 months at the most, mine was 7 months. I didn't think he was very sympathetic though... He wondered why I was crying with the exhaustion of not sleeping properly! Obviously he's never had it. I do hope yours does get better xx
11 years...and the NHS is definitely not up to date on what to do and how quick they should response unfortunately
How true ! I`ve had mine 10 years.!
Hi, I agree it might go away for a few days and come back later stronger, depending on what your doing.
I know you only meant well, but unfortunately in a small percentage this pain becomes chronic and they are stuck with it for years or the rest of their life.
Hi, the only thing that helps me with sciatica is pregabalin. Not what you want really but not sleeping is even worse. I had a discectomy ( no choice really) but was left with horrible sciatica and some other issues. It is getting better and I feel pregabalin has helped me a lot with the sciatica.
put some ice in a plastic bag or something and place it between your legs, instant relief
Do you have a diagnosis for why you have/get sciatica? Empathy is better than sympathy! I hope you get some relief!
Worth seeing a chiropractor. Over contractor muscle causing pressure to be applied to nerves is not going to be cured by a pain killer.
Absolutely! with a good one, 1 or 2 appointments and it’s over
Hey
Sciatica is horrible mine flares up every now and again mainly when due my period ??
I have seen a specialist about two years ago who explained there two kinds, one is when it serious as in a slipped disc trapping nerve which never goes but if ur does “ come and go “ like mine it means ur sciatic nerve has shrunk!
So u may have been sitting or laying and it relaxs and shortens then u get up and it wont restretch so u get sciatica!
So u have to train it to stretch it out all time so it never shrinks. He gave me sciatic stretches which i do 3 times a day( done it every day for 2 years without fail) and my sciatica rears it ugly head about once every 5-6 months now but i do them stretches and within 1/2 hour it gone!
So u must either see a physio or google sciatic stretches! I swear u will not regret.
Even got my 70 year old mum doin them and she swear by them