DH has sciatica and was told initially that it normally cleared up in about 6 weeks, and here's a prescription for strong codeine.....got him so bombed out that he couldn't do anything and didn't really deal adequately with the pain.
Now he's on Naproxen, 250mg, and Omiprazole, 20mg (I think twice a day). He is still in so much pain that he will cry when he first wakes and gets out of bed. He cannot get comfortable sitting down no matter the height of the chair, he is not comfortable in bed lying down either. He says it is slightly less awful when he walks about. It's been months, I'm not exagerating, months, since he sat on the sofa, let alone relaxed.
He is desperate.
Can anyone recommend any serious painkillers. I have suggested he ask our gp about zydol (?) but otherwise I am at a loss. He doesn't want opiates if he can avoid them. He just wants it to stop hurting without rendering him unconscious!
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Sciatica: really awful pain
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Jux · 10/03/2015 03:12
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