# Anyone else develop TN after Shingles or PHN?

**URL:** <https://forum.livingwithfacialpain.org/t/anyone-else-develop-tn-after-shingles-or-phn/1551>\
**Category:** General TN & GPN (Old Site)\
**Created:** [August 31, 2011, 12:54am UTC](https://forum.livingwithfacialpain.org/t/anyone-else-develop-tn-after-shingles-or-phn/1551 "2011-08-31T00:54:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![azurelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/34f0e0/32.png) [@azurelle](https://forum.livingwithfacialpain.org/u/azurelle)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2017, 3:45am UTC](https://forum.livingwithfacialpain.org/t/anyone-else-develop-tn-after-shingles-or-phn/1551/21 "2017-11-15T03:45:09Z")

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Right now I’m using a mix of gapapentin (nuerontin) depakote (which I originally started for migraines but it seems to be helping the ATN) and lidocaine patch. I’ve been basically pain free for six months at this point.

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**Author:** ![llipetri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ed8c4c/32.png) [@llipetri](https://forum.livingwithfacialpain.org/u/llipetri)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2018, 9:37pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithfacialpain.org/t/anyone-else-develop-tn-after-shingles-or-phn/1551/22 "2018-08-23T21:37:54Z")

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Hello,  
I am a new member. I had shingles in March which was caught early. Then in April I started getting symptoms of TN, which at the time I thought it was a sinus infection. After months of going back and forth from the doctor to the dentist and back, I was diagnosed with TN. I am still learning about the disorder and I am struggling with trying to keep the pain under control. Thanks for listening.

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**Author:** ![azurelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/34f0e0/32.png) [@azurelle](https://forum.livingwithfacialpain.org/u/azurelle)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2018, 2:44am UTC](https://forum.livingwithfacialpain.org/t/anyone-else-develop-tn-after-shingles-or-phn/1551/23 "2018-08-24T02:44:08Z")

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Are you sure it’s not just shingles hanging on? Average the shingles outbreak last about 5 weeks, about 15% of the time the outbreak lasts 12+ weeks and pain may continue for up to 18 months.

> **[Best Treatments for Lasting Shingles Pain](https://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/shingles/news/20050725/best-treatments-for-lasting-shingles-pain#1)**
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> A new study offers insights into what helps -- and what does not help -- relieve long-lasting shingles pain.

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