Can you please give me some tx options that have helped you?
First of all let me say that my GP had diagnosed me with TN, but I’m still awaiting an official diagnosis from a neurologist
I am taking Neurotin, 600mg 3x a day, and it has helped me tremendously. The pain was debilitating, but now after taking Neurotin the pain is tolerable
Isn’t that an anti seizure drug? Do you take anything along with it? Thank you do much for the response
It is classified as an anticonvulsant, but it helps with nerve pain too. The pamphlet I got from the pharmacy said it’s used to treat epilepsy and shingles. I am taking ibuprofen with it, 800mg 3x a day, trying to help my facial swelling go down… If you try taking Neurotin you might want to plan to sit at home doing nothing for a day or two. At first I felt like a zombie, hardly able to talk or walk. The next day when I woke up I felt a little unstable, like I’d had a few drinks, and as the day progressed I felt more and more normal
Thank you so much ill tell my mom it’s worth a shot
I also take neurontin, 600mgs 4x a day. I got my official diagnosis when I went to my second neurologist and pretty much told him I had TN, based on my own research. He agreed, and the first drug I was given was Tegretol. If your pain responds to Tegretol, it also diagnoses TN. It worked incredibly well for my pain, but unfortately, I was allergic.
Don’t be afraid of "anti sezure meds, they will also work on nerve pain which does not respond to traditional pain killers.
Good luck to you.
You guys are great!!! Thank you
Here is a long list of people here with no pain or less pain
I made this list for two years