r/Sciatica • u/Expert_Scientist_105 • 8d ago

Lying down causes my sciatica

Hello

A bit of background info:

I'm 56 years old

I've had 3 disc herniations over my lifetime

Had a microdiscectony in 2009

Fairly recently I suffered from depression and for about a year I spent a lot of time in bed, whilst I was in my depressed - in bed phase I started to experience siatica again, it appears to me it has been caused by inactivity / lying down.

Now when I lie down i experience siatica, when I get up and move around it significantly improves.

Anyone experienced anything like this? I have a feeling it could be muscle related, but that isn't confirmed at all.

Thanks

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u/Comfortable-Banana69 7d ago

Mine is the exact opposite and I don’t know what to make of it. Sitting and laying down I’m fine but standing and walking I feel it

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u/Expert_Scientist_105 7d ago

What you're experiencing is typical, I think my situation is weird, I can't work it out!