What Causes Herniated Disc On Lower Back And Radiating To My Right Leg?

Posted on Mon, 14 Apr 2014

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Mon, 14 Apr 2014 Answered on

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Question : I have really bad anxiety and I have a herniated disc on my lower back and it radiates to my right leg where I cant stand up straight and nothing helps.

Answered by Dr. Sudhir Kumar (7 hours later)

Brief Answer: Good treatments are available. Detailed Answer: Hi, Thank you for posting your query. Herniated disc in your lower back is leading to the radiating pain. For relief of pain, you could take pregabalin or gabapentin capsules. In addition, physical therapy would also help. Please consult a neurologist. There is no need to worry as you would get better with treatment. I hope my answer helps. Please get back if you have any follow up queries or if you require any additional information. Wishing you good health, Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology) XXXXXXX Consultant Neurologist Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad, India Click on this link to ask me a DIRECT QUERY: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar My BLOG: http://bestneurodoctor.blogspot.in

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Sudhir Kumar (1 hour later)

I have already tried that medicine and it makes me start shaking like if I'm gonna faint it justakes me fell awful

Answered by Dr. Sudhir Kumar (3 hours later)

Brief Answer: Duloxetine is the other option. Detailed Answer: Thank you for getting back. It is unfortunate that you had side effects to these medicines. If you did not tolerate pregabalin and gabapentin, then, you could try duloxetine capsules. Best wishes, Dr Sudhir Kumar MD DM (Neurology)

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar