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Hi I wonder if anyone can relate. The dr thinks I have sciatica but being the anxious person I am I don’t fit the diagnosis. My back pain in minimal I only seem to get the pain in my thigh it’s ok while I am sitting but laying in bed it’s like constant cramp in the back of my thigh it constantly hurts. Can anyone relate?
Thanks Linzi
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maggie301017 linzi27029
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Hi Linzy,
That does sound similar to sciatica because you don't necessarily get back pain, it's mostly in the legs and buttocks. Try doing hamstring, lower back stretches or getting physiotherapy before considering any more radical treatment
CHICO_MARX linzi27029
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CHICO_MARX linzi27029
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Here ya go...
https://patient.info/forums/discuss/trouble-sleeping-post-tkr--539591
If the diazepam (Valium) doesn't work, you can try Xanax (alprazolam). Both are quick acting, short half-life benzodiazepines used mostly for anxiety but are helpful in relaxing people for sleep. With my Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS), I find 1 mg Xanax useful to relax my legs at bedtime. If you need the same drug in a longer acting formulation, Klonopin has a 36-hour half-life and a slower acting uptake so 1 mg in the morning and another mg 1-2 hours before bedtime is an option if anxiety is the problem. Remember that benzodiazepines are very addictive and are used long-term only for specific conditions. You can use them very successfully to get you the relief you need immediately and then titrate off of them (and all the opioid painkillers) as soon as you can.
maggie301017 linzi27029
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Yes, ChicoMax is right, don't take those drugs for long because they're addictive. A chiropractor might be a good place for you to start as it sounds like you're past a simple physio. fix. There are many reasons for sciatica most commonly including tight piriformis muscles, disc problems, spinal stenosis. Ask your doctor for an x ray to diagnose the cause rather than just treat the symptoms with drugs
Kookywit maggie301017
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She needs an MRI Scan of the spine. X-Rays aren't enough. Afterwards when whatever has been properly diagnosed the X-Rays can be useful, profile , both sides , standing up and lying down This determines what gravity is doing to your spine. The Discs etc. Good luck!
CHICO_MARX Kookywit
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The typical path is an x-ray, which may or may show anything, followed by an MRI, which again may be inconclusive. The "gold standard" test for the spine is a CT/Myelogram with Contrast. Docs inject the dye into your spine under fluoroscopy, take some pics and then bring you to a CT scanner for the rest of the imaging. Gives the neurosurgeon a complete 3-D map of the spine. My doc needed it to verify my stenosis at L2/L3.
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marlene21102 linzi27029
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Hi Linzi ,Im on a BP med Losartan so I never know a good pain med outside of Paracetamol to take for it ,I've got PN ( Pudental neuralgia / sciatica . Try a heating pad if in UK £30 from Boots the chemist . I also rub in Bio Freeze . It's a miserable condition to have . With me I can't sit in a car bucket seat for longer than 10/15 mins ,need to get up and walk it out somewhat . Stretch muscles after warming them up .