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I_UndergroundPanther

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26. I'm taking that right now

Reply to Hotler (Reply #17)

Sun Mar 1, 2020, 06:20 PM

Mar 2020

Had to get a fresh Tylenol bottle last night. Have Motrin 800 mgs
I am also doing a muscle relaxer called baclofen.

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... Cetacea Mar 2020 #1

Thanks for the tips I_UndergroundPanther Mar 2020 #2

This was my experience, too cyclonefence Mar 2020 #12

Pain is no fun. Stretching usually helps me. And either CBD oil or cannaoil and a drink. 58Sunliner Mar 2020 #3

I got the shots too I_UndergroundPanther Mar 2020 #21

I had it once for 3 months MFM008 Mar 2020 #4

Some stretches could help? 2naSalit Mar 2020 #5

I see my chiropractor to get relief. Lugnut Mar 2020 #6

The few times I have had sciatica it was from my alignment. panader0 Mar 2020 #16

I'm very fortunate. Lugnut Mar 2020 #37

I am lucky that my sciatica does not flare up often Doreen Mar 2020 #7

The hard lesson I learned over the years is OnDoutside Mar 2020 #8

Ruptured disc was mine. A razor blade going all the way down the leg. keithbvadu2 Mar 2020 #9

For acute pain like that you want to shrink the tissues Squinch Mar 2020 #10

Panther, just curious, do you sit a lot during the day, and do you sleep flat? Squinch Mar 2020 #11

My nerve problems in my right leg are increase with those two csziggy Mar 2020 #19

I sit some but I am active too I_UndergroundPanther Mar 2020 #22

When you say sciatic pain, you mean pain shooting down the back of your leg, right? Squinch Mar 2020 #24

It sends little shocks of pain down my leg I_UndergroundPanther Mar 2020 #25

The only experience I've had w/ sciatica was when I was pregnant MissMillie Mar 2020 #13

Had that about 11 years ago. A couple of months of 2-3x/wk chiropractic care Roland99 Mar 2020 #14

Opioids had limited effect on my sciatica pain captain queeg Mar 2020 #15

Have you tried a 2:1 ratio of Hotler Mar 2020 #17

I'm taking that right now I_UndergroundPanther Mar 2020 #26

I also benefited from Lyrica captain queeg Mar 2020 #18

Sometimes Aspercreme can help. nt tblue37 Mar 2020 #20

Thanks everyone for all the tips I_UndergroundPanther Mar 2020 #23

Have you tried chiropractic manipulation? ZZenith Mar 2020 #28

My mother had hip surgery to remove a bone spur that caused her Scatiati lapfog_1 Mar 2020 #27

I do have bone spurs on my spine and I_UndergroundPanther Mar 2020 #34

If you have healthy kidneys Turin_C3PO Mar 2020 #29

My kidneys thankfully are ok. I_UndergroundPanther Mar 2020 #35

My doc recommended exercises, elleng Mar 2020 #30

Have you tried muscle relaxers, I had a very painful trapezius (neck) muscle and they helped me. nt 42bambi Mar 2020 #31

Taking baclofen.muscle relaxer I_UndergroundPanther Mar 2020 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author democratisphere Mar 2020 #32

Hanging from a tree limb by my arms used to help my sciatica when I was in my 30's. ooky Mar 2020 #33