I have severe pain in my lower back due to herniated disks, stenosis, and degenerative disc disease. i am only 21, and looking for ways to manage the pain. I have been on Vicodin, Tramadol, Ibuprophen, Naproxen, and Prednasalone. The anti-inflamatories work fairly well, but i need something stronger. The prednalasone worked GREAT, but its a steriod, and they didn’t want me on it for long. Is there something between like ibuprofen and prednalasone? I took prescription naproxen, but it honestly didn’t work well, and i can just take 4 ibuprophen to get prescription ibuprofen (and often do) Painkillers stop the pain… kinda, but i end up doing more damage by not knowing my limits. Like i said, i just feel like if i can get a really good anti-inflamatory i’d be a lot better. Any ideas?
btw, the back pain is fairly manageable. My problem is sciatica that goes down my left leg. It really hurts, and prevents me from walking sometimes. Anti-inflammatories help this when painkillers do not.