I had it bad last year went hospital as i couldnt walk and all they done was give me paracetemol . I went docs next day he gave me naproxen solpadol . I was signed off for 2 weeks . Now got it again

I'm on naproxen and amatriptaline for chronic back pain takes me 3 hours before I can stand straight in the morning.... Once I'm up God help me if I sit down

aye im the same on co codamol like paul takes me a while to stand up in morn's when its bad its crumbling disc's n trapped nerve

Guys, stretches takes it away completely. Pain killers only relieve the pain temporary. Try it, I promise u it worked for me. I had it over a year ago n It never came back. Do regular leg stretches.

Thats terrible Rich ... they should of referred you to a specialist. . xx

Theyve ad a break through mainly with arthritis. .by 2010 thousands of ppl will be helped .. they take out fat and get the stem cells .. they grow it in a lab and then inject it bak in the effected area .. they've been testing and ppl have seen i great improvement. . think they making break throughs all the time.

in america u get better treatment in uk only if you've got private medical insurance will they help. they say Anti-inflammatory drugs such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs like ibuprofen, or oral steroids, to relieve inflammation.Epidural steroid injections. Steroids, with their strong anti-inflammatory effects, are delivered at the origin of the inflamed sciatic nerve roots. but epidural doesn't work for all can make worse for some ppl . Physiotherapy. This treatment helps to prevent further episodes of sciatica. other people it can make it much worse . when your body relaxes it cause the nerve to spasm. see a specialist keep on at your doctor. do not be fobbed off .

Acupuncture is another pain relief.. it does help. you can even refer your self for cronic pain management .. you are allowed i dont know if its six or ten sessions through the nhs.. there is also a tens machine this is pulses of small electric shock and feels like little needles.. this helped me .. only thing that did help me both combined u can buy tens mschine a decent one for 25 pounds

I don't know if I've got it I ain't told my doc about it I'm already on oxycodone for my leg and I get really bad back ache I'm on when sat down but as soon as I start walking I've gotta sit they won't up my dose cos I'm already on 70mg twice a day and I'm still in agony they help my leg pain but not my back f's

I was on ibuprofen for 2weeks. Doc said I will have the pain for about 8weeks so I looked up on the internet to know more about it. The best advise I found was yoga and leg stretches. I did that n within the nxt 2weeks it was gone. Never had it again. It really does work. I'm ststill doing the stretches twice a week and *touch wood* I've never had the pain again. Its been over a year now.

I can't see myself doing sstretches tho lol

hi good see others not good u have sciatica just don't feel alone now i have suffered fo years also osteoarthritis trying find good pain relief as ihave severe emphysema last stages and my sciatica is back but can'ttake pain relief due my bad lungs xx any1 any ideas pls xx

My back pains have gone too.. I'm not on any pain killers anymore since I started with the stretches and yoga. Try it.. what have you got to lose other than that awful pain:-/

Do regular leg stretches shelle:) it really worked for me..

thankyou kim will try them x