Nerve pain in leg

Nannee49

I've been prescribed Amitriptyline 10mg and while it does give me a good night's sleep the "hangover" I get the next day is awful - really brain fogged & feeling very weird.
Do you experience anything like that on it tanith & smintie?

I have been on it for years and have no hangover the next day .I get it for nerve pain.

Qwerty

Tenko - I've had Sciatica for two months, it's awful. Originally from my lower back to my toes it's settled in my toes and foot, with the help of Amitriptyline 50ml at night plus Ibroprofen during the day. At a phone review with the doctor I suggested Naproxen and he yelled "No!". I've had Naproxen previously for Osteoarthritis, but Amitriptyline is definitely one of the most used drugs for nerve pain and helps a lot. Good luck.

Thank you , I’ve been in holiday recently, but will definitely speak to my gp.
I’ve been doing the exercises and the nerve flossing one .
I’m going for an ultra sound scan next week .

I have been monitored by my GP for two months now, following acute pain in my buttock, lower back and down my left leg to my feet. During this time I have stayed at home because when the "spasms" occur they literally take my breath away and I can only collapse on the floor, sobbing. My original symptoms have increased to include pins and needles down my leg and discomfort every day, all day.
We bought a Tens machine, but I found it more uncomfortable than the other symptoms: am I doing something wrong, only used it on the lower settings but the sensation was rather like the one I already get in my leg, so I was very disappointed. "Ask Gransnet"suggested my DH so I wonder if you have any helpful tips for using the Tenns machine?

I was up a ladder decorating. I was emulsioning the wall above a fitted wardrobe so I had to twist to reach it. I came down from the ladder and tried to pull the ladder forwards when I got a twinge in my lower back. So I went to the side of the ladder and moved it. Then when I tried to walk across the room I couldn't weight bear on my right leg. I was in agony. I had sciatica years ago when I was young so I knew what it was. I went to see my GP who said it would rectify itself in about six weeks, gave me some pain killers and sent me on my way. I used ice packs and resorted to a chiropractor. I thought it was never going to get better. Then one day I went to the cinema with my husband and we went for a meal before hand. I had a chicken salad which must have been off. (Sorry to be graphic) My stomach was churning all night and in the morning I sort of staggered to the bathroom to be sick and as I heaved my back arched there was a sudden relief! One more bout of being sick and my leg was completely pain free. I swear if it ever happens again I will drink some salt water to make myself sick. It was the arching action to my back that worked.

M0nica

DH had something similar in his arm. It proved to be a trapped nerve and was resolved by a couple of steroid jabs in his shoulder.

You could consider visiting an osteopath to see if they can halp.

Yes, hobbled in to Osteopath after weeks of waiting for physio, and walked out.
My old bones enjoy an occasional visit - not cheap but SO worth it.
Physio can actually cause more damage if you have something dislocated or trapped

After years of nerve pin in my leg and failed treatments, an advanced physio recommended Duloxetine antidepressant taken at the pain dosage. Bingo! I even managed post surgical spine pain with it too.

I had this agonising, toothache-type calf pain for over 2 years and was told it was too tight calf muscles, shin splints, stress fracture or a possible blood clot (sent to A&E twice). NHS and private consultant plus 4 different physiotherapists could not help. One very clever physio realised what the problem was and located the responsible tendon, but then could only offer massage and temporary relief.
What stopped the pain and changed my life was a visit to a physiotherapy clinic who carry out computer gait analysis. The results, coupled with the physio report, showed exactly what the stress factors were (and the fact one leg is slightly shorter than the other). I was provided with custom made orthotics and recommended to ditch sliders and slippers in favour of footwear that provides good support for the whole foot. I have 3 pairs in indoor sandals, gardening boots, and outdoor shoes.
Within a couple of days I was completely pain free and thanking the universe for such technology!

Short term use of amitriptyline and gabapentinoids can be very effective but treat prolonged use with great caution. Amitriptyline can be habit forming and gabapentinoids are addictive. Research also indicates a correlation between gabapentinoids and, to a lesser extent, amitriptyline and dementia risk (BMJ). NHS states over 65s should take ibuprofen with caution.

I too think it sounds like sciatica which I suffer from.
I get relief from visiting a chiropractor once a month at £30 a visit its well worth it.

If I get pain in the day I take 2 paracetamols that usually helps.

If I am troubled at night I take one Gapapentin tablet which helps me to get to sleep.

Celeste

Tenko - I've had Sciatica for two months, it's awful. Originally from my lower back to my toes it's settled in my toes and foot, with the help of Amitriptyline 50ml at night plus Ibroprofen during the day. At a phone review with the doctor I suggested Naproxen and he yelled "No!". I've had Naproxen previously for Osteoarthritis, but Amitriptyline is definitely one of the most used drugs for nerve pain and helps a lot. Good luck.

Kate22

I have this too and in
The same place- awful. Ask to be referred to a physio who will give you exercises to relieve the s mystics/ trapped nerve which it almost certainly is. Do them every day- they take about ten minutes/ and you’ll feel you’re doing something to relieve the pain even if it keeps recurring - sadly think it probably will!

So sorry, I meant ‘sciatica’ not ‘mystics’!

Following this with interest as I’ve had pain in my lower leg for 6 months now . My physio thought it was sciatica and gave me exercises to strengthen my back . The sciatic nerve goes from your bum and lower back down the leg . The excercises have helped but I still get nerve pain and it keeps me awake at night. I’ve been taking naproxen which hasn’t helped . After reading this post , I’ll go back to my gp . Unfortunately when I fill in the online form , they give me an appointment with the physio practitioner rather than the gp .

I have this too and in
The same place- awful. Ask to be referred to a physio who will give you exercises to relieve the s mystics/ trapped nerve which it almost certainly is. Do them every day- they take about ten minutes/ and you’ll feel you’re doing something to relieve the pain even if it keeps recurring - sadly think it probably will!

Physiotherapy exercises called flossing exercises

I've downloaded a link, thank you 67notout - for when it settles down a bit.

Nerve pain is awful. It might be the femoral nerve if the pain is in the front not the back of the leg. Physiotherapy exercises called flossing exercises have helped me a lot. Nothing to do with the teeth so no idea why it’s called flossing exercises but they’re gentle exercises. I have a serious lung condition-pulmonary fibrosis-and I can do them. I hope you get some relief soon

I go to physio for Ilio-tibial band (ITB) syndrome.

ITB is quite painful, outside my knee.

Perhaps sessions of physio?

I take 20mg recommended by the physio I saw last year for nerve pain in my thigh. I still take them as I’ve had back pain sometimes severe for 40 years. I tried physio, osteopathy and chiropractors and they didn’t help. However the amitriptyline is working well for it and I’m finally not having to take pain medication on a daily basis. The thigh pain cleared up after a couple of months too.

Does it ever heal on its own?

I hope so!
See you in the London Marathon perhaps?

OldFrill

Apart from the above advice I've found ice packs effective. Out of the acute flare up stage TENS and massage helped me.

Tens Machines can really help and hit the spot.

Hope you get something sorted as you sound as though you are in agony.

Thanks everyone. I should have mentioned the doc gave me tablets for nerve pain. I would take one at 10 pm and wake at 1.30 in agony. I'll try and get another appointment with the GP but it's really difficult. Lots of helpful advice from you all.

I had unexplained severe pain in my calf a few years ago. It was so painful I could hardly walk. My doctor couldn’t explain the cause and referred me to a physiotherapist . I had physio for 6 weeks and did all the exercises she gave me but the pain didn’t improve. A friend recommended a chiropractor and after 2 appointments and some manipulation the pain improved dramatically. I had to pay for the sessions which I think were about £80 each.

I’m still not sure what the problem was but I have been pain free for 3 years. It might be worth a try. Good Luck!

I’d visit a sports and massage therapist. They cleared up the pain in my leg in four months. It was the glut muscle. The doctor just wanted to give me cortisone injections.

I'm currently on Gabapentin for nerve pain in my leg and foot after a hip replacement operation. I was getting no sleep at all, I discussed it with my GP and we decided on the gabapentin rather than the amitryptilene or pregabalin which are in the same family of medications. There are fewer reported and milder side effects for the gabapentin than the other 2. I've certainly never felt groggy during the day.

I had leg/buttock/back pain which the GP thought was sciatica and went to a physio who said he could do nothing, but to try an osteopath. This helped a little and eventually it did improve.
It didn't really go until I had flu and spent the week lolling about on the sofa, obviously the angle I was sitting or lying at released a trapped nerve or something similar.
I believe that time is the only solution to this I'm afraid.

Buy a battery massager. It stopped my knee pain after years