"i typically have a severe flareup of sacroiliac joint pain with attending sciatica once a year or so. mornings are truly the worst;  gave birth med- free to three  babies, with &quot;back labor&quot; each time. that pain is about 2/3 of what this sacroiliac/sciatic pain can be,particularly when standing, walking, and sitting in the morning.debilitating, searing pain. i&#039;m a nurse, and also avoid pharmaceuticals in general. md suggested gabapentin for sciatica, am also doing pt. so far, this  has given me a good night&#039;s sleep with less rotisserie-like spinning. felt groggy upon rising, kind of fuzzy. the morning dose was taken-- left me very uncoordinated, blurry, kind of &quot;spinny&quot;. won&#039;t continue med. i need a clear mind, also, no real pain relief."