What steroids? You need gabapentin and something like Tylex as well as anti inflammatories. If itās that bad you need to do an MRI if you havenāt already done so.
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I would suggest a session with a chiropractor so, just make sure itās a reputable one. I developed the same out of the blue, couldnāt walk for a couple of days, excruciating pain, after 1 session I could walk, bit of pain, after 2nd session I was back to normal. The chap I went to operates in Dublin and Naas, he was highly recommended
Prozac? Valium maybe, but how about trying an actual muscle relaxant. Baclofen (Gablofen) is excellent and pretty safe.
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Deltacortril is the steroid Iām on along with Difene. Iām losing faith in them to be honest as I am 24 hours on them with no noticeable improvement. I am waiting on an MRI appointment in the next few days hopefully
Take a muscle relaxant then a xanax. Try get walking asap.
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Difene arenāt worth a wank.
Tell the doc you want a box of oxi norm and enjoy the week off
Yes, there arenāt half enough people addicted to opiates already 
Boys, I know I live on the Northside of Dublin but unfortunately Morphine and Valium are not freely available in my neck of the woods. Nonetheless I appreciate the advice and Iām going to throw a wobbler at the doctor in the morning to get something stronger.
Youāve been recommended everything bar Viagra so far
That chiro chap I mentioned has an office in Swords, donāt be taking a load of drugs, wonāt work if its sciatica
Difene is shit. Ask to change to Vimovo. Gabapentin is for nerve pain and works very well for Sciatica. I doubt your GP will give you a script for the stronger stuff mentioned or for muscle relaxants as they are too addictive. Thereās a chance you have a herniated disc so get the MRI booked. Try Affidea in Santry.
Stretching is absolutely not the answer.
Likely Decompression will work better.
Get an intervention like Decompression Circuit of acupuncture or something and then get moving
Absolutely not, or not absolutely? You come across as very knowledgeable, in your field. You wouldnāt want posters to misinterpret you.
We arenāt americans we can give them up whenever we want
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Absolutely not.
The muscles may already be over stretched. Often itās a strength imbalance or an imbalance caused by injury. Stretching can give relief but this is usually a false dawn.
For things like sciatica compression of vertebrae is usually a large part of the issues.
Simply hanging full length from a height for as long as possible can offer real relief. Gravity allows vertabrAE release and decompress the spine taking pressure off the nerve.
Then strengthen and mobilizations
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Wow, Iād say you are fit as a fiddle.
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My dad had decompression surgery for sciatica a few months back, aged 78, heās back working an 8 hour day, never give up lads
WTF is he working at 78 for?
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To keep himself active & fit, doesnāt need to do it financially
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