Back pain, dizziness, no energy

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This has been going on 3+ weeks and I'm so fed up.

My back went, I was getting excruciating muscle spasms that I ended up in A&E with, sent home with pain killers, started to get sciatic pain & my foot went numb.

Referred for an MRI and paid for a private one as the wait was 6 weeks and I was in agony and struggling to move. This showed I have a fragmented disc, pressing on a nerve. I'm seeing a neurologist soon.

I then developed dizziness/vertigo - I kept getting the world spinning in front of me, mostly when I moved my head but sometimes out of nowhere. That's reduced now but still there now. I spoke to GP who assured me it's not connected to my back etc.

I'm exhausted by doing the smallest thing, but persevering because I need to keep moving they tell me. However this morning I was so exhausted that I could hardly move/think straight. Eventually around 12 noon I had the energy to open my eyes and look at my phone, but even that is hard work (it's taken me forever to type this!).

Any advice? I have 2 kids & OH is fortunately not at work, but I'm worried about my work (I've kept them posted) and am starting to feel I'll never feel better because new things keep cropping up.

Could it be side effects of the pain meds?

Poss side effects of meds? I take Amitryptiline for. back pain and it can make you very sleepy. Co-codomol esp in higher doses can make you feel very spaced out - someone i know cant take it at all as it effects her mind too much.

So sorry you're having such a tough time. The dizziness and tiredness could be a virus you've caught after you weren't sleeping enough and your body is vulnerable. Try to rest and don't beat yourself up about it. You need it.

Everything will be ok. Hand hold to you.

Thank you all. I'm going to try a night without cocodamol to see if that makes a difference.

It could also be the stress of managing with the back condition and pain. Stress and poor sleep trigger dizziness and vertigo for me.

I can't take codeine for that very reason.

Hope you're feeling a bit better today.