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Pinched Nerve Questions
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Methylprednisolone - will the 6 day pack fix my pinched nerve?
Posted 7 Jun 2016 by • 1 answer
Last night I felt the best I have felt for the past 3 weeks. About 6 this morning I awoke to the same pain I had been experiencing. Is this the normal reaction from taking Medrol 4mg, that the pain leaves and come back? Will the pain eventually leave as I continue to take the meds as directed? ...
Taking meloxicam with prednisone?
Posted 2 Feb 2018 by • 1 answer
Prescribed by ER doctor for pinched nerve in my neck. I saw on the web page that these may interact. Should I wait until the 6 more days of prednisone before resuming meloxicam?
How long before methylprednisolone begins to relieve symptoms?
Posted 20 Jun 2015 by • 2 answers
Dr thinks I have a pinched nerve in lower back and is causing my pain in upper thighs. Began taking the med yesterday and so far no relief.
What should I take for a pinched nerve in my neck?
Posted 16 Oct 2013 by • 2 answers
I have pain from my neck to my fingers which are going numbon the right of my body.
MRI-Pinched Nerves through out my body?
Posted 11 Mar 2016 by • 3 answers
After years of going to specialist, and having 4 MRI's on my Neck, Shoulder, Lowerback, and UpperBack. All MRI's show Bulging disc's pinched nerves, degeneration disc disease, herniated disc's, osteoarthritis and Bone Spurs. Just went on Gabapintin. BUT here is my question 1. ...
What does a pinched nerve feel like? I was diagnose with chronic back & neck pain in 2005. I have?
Posted 23 Jul 2013 by • 1 answer
... several health issues (too many too mention). About 4 months ago a tv feel on the back of my neck & left shoulderblade. I was in severe pain & was having trouble turning my neck & also using my left arm & leg, so I went to the ER, they did X-Rays & gave me an injection of ...
Gabapentin Enacarbil Systemic - when I take this, if I am concentrating on a task, I am OK. But?
Posted 25 Apr 2014 by • 3 answers
... when I look up I feel very disoriented and stumble when I walk. Is this normal? I take it for nerve pain in my neck. 600 mg, 3X a day. I have been on it for 2 years. Also, it gives me tremors in my hands. But it really helps my pinched nerve pain along with an opioid.
Prednisone - I was prescribed 40mg total per day for a total of 2 1/2 days (2 tablets twice a day?
Posted 12 Aug 2014 by • 1 answer
... with 10 tabs in the bottle) for likely pinched nerve in neck. After reading many reviews I am afraid to take it. I took one dose today. Later I felt "Wrong" and BP was elevated. Do not want to take tonight's dose. Is it OK to stop after one dose?
Numbness - Could compressed nerves in neck cause both legs from knees down to toes and rt hand to go
Posted 15 Sep 2014 by • 2 answers
... numbness/had a pinched nerve in neck, both legs from knees to toes and right hand went conpletely numb.
I was prescribed Hydrocodone-5-325 for pinched nerves. It is not relieving the pain?
Posted 4 Mar 2016 by • 1 answer
Would it be safe to take two instead of one? Directions say take one every six hours. A steroid pack was also prescribed.
I have diabetes and can't move my right foot . What can I do to get it back ?
Posted 13 Nov 2014 by • 3 answers
I thought it was a pinched nerve was told I would need surgerey. So I went to a surgeon and he told me it was from my diabetes . So what do I do to get the use of my foot back ? They put it in a half cast to keep me from falling . Is there anything I can do ?
Gabapentin - How long does it take to reduce sleepiness and pain?
Posted 1 Feb 2015 by • 2 answers
Hello. I started taking gabapentin yesterday with one 300 mg capsule at bedtime. I got my first full nights sleep in 10 days. I have a pinched nerve a L5 on my left side. Two questions. I was very tired all day and have very little energy. How long does it take for the sleepiness to lessen? In four ...
Who do I get in touch with about pain management?
Posted 21 Feb 2017 by • 2 answers
I had a pinched nerve sciatca, I fell into a metal pole the swelling was so bad it took 6 months to diagnose, I now have numbness so bad in my right side I broke and spraned my right ankle I didn't know it until I went to a 24 hr. Clinic, my doctor told me to go to another clinic she was ...
Is it normal after shoulder surgery to have the non surgery arm and hand stay numb for weeks?
Posted 5 Jun 2017 by • 2 answers
Nerve block given in neck before surgery on right side. Wore off on right side that night. Left side completely numb shoulder down to fingertips. Its been 2 weeks. Pinched nerve? How long before something needs to be done.
Head Injury - What could be causing a pinched nerve in my neck, mini-strokes, slurred speech, brain?
Posted 16 Oct 2013 by • 2 answers
... swelling, & dizzy spells? Hello, I had an appointment w/ a doctor at the hospital in the Neurological/Psychiatric office and she told me that my C.T. Scan showed that I had swelling in my brain and a possible pinched nerve in my neck. I was diagnosed some years ago with Thoracic ...
