Recent content by bonsaikitten

@Marinedad, let's just say, if I didn't take any meds at this point, I'd be a total wreck. I take 400-600 mg of ibuprofen and 200 mg of gabapentin 4 times a day (I also take omeprazole to protect my stomach lining), and hydrocodone/acetaminophen 5/325 (Norco) mostly around the night time or when...

Gabapentin, ibupfofen and Norco. Since CBD is known to reduce the effectiveness of hydrocodone in Norco, I try to space them out.

I've been trying out medical marijuana for my sciatica for the past few weeks, with no apparent results (CBD oil 4:1 and 1:1). Just ordered some higher potency full spectrum one, will see if it does anything. Of course, I'm taking loads of other med as wells, so CBD-specific effects may be obscured.

I am preoccupied with a similar fear as I await a pelvic MRI scan in two weeks' time. I've been struggling with sciatica for 6 months, which is now overlaid with severe hip pain. Maybe it's just a result of overcompensation/change in gait - stressed soft tissues around the hip that make it feel...