# Drooping? **URL:** \ **Category:** General TN & GPN (Old Site)\ **Created:** [August 24, 2014, 5:39pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithfacialpain.org/t/drooping/7211 "2014-08-24T17:39:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![EnglishProf](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.livingwithfacialpain.org/englishprof/32/1918_2.png) [@EnglishProf](https://forum.livingwithfacialpain.org/u/EnglishProf)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2014, 5:39pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithfacialpain.org/t/drooping/7211/1 "2014-08-24T17:39:46Z")
After 10 days since diagnosis and 7 days on Tegretol, I notice I'm getting a little drooping on that side of my face as well as some numbness in my lip on that side. Is this normal? ---
**Author:** ![Maureen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a4c791/32.png) [@Maureen](https://forum.livingwithfacialpain.org/u/Maureen)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2014, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithfacialpain.org/t/drooping/7211/2 "2014-08-24T18:20:22Z")
Not for me, but I did have a rash on arms and legs. I was switched to trileptal, which is similar but fewer side effects. But definitely contact your doctor. ---
**Author:** ![Merrrra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Merrrra](https://forum.livingwithfacialpain.org/u/Merrrra)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2014, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithfacialpain.org/t/drooping/7211/3 "2014-08-24T19:37:06Z")
Hi I didn't have drooping, but for the first few weeks on tegretol I had tingly/numb lips. Call your doctor, some are allergic reactions and some are side effects. Best of luck Amy ---
**Author:** ![Denise5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Denise5](https://forum.livingwithfacialpain.org/u/Denise5)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2014, 9:12pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithfacialpain.org/t/drooping/7211/4 "2014-08-24T21:12:37Z")
I agree with Maureen to follow up with your doctor. At around 7 days on carbamazepine I developed a body rash and swollen lymph nodes on my neck so I was changed to neurontin. I’ve been suffering since late June with TN but was only diagnosed 4 weeks ago. Neurontin helps some. Best wishes. ---
**Author:** ![virginia\_girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/958977/32.png) [@virginia\_girl](https://forum.livingwithfacialpain.org/u/virginia_girl)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2014, 1:05pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithfacialpain.org/t/drooping/7211/5 "2014-08-25T13:05:22Z")
I had drooping and numbness on that side of my face. I described it as feeling like my face was sliding off my skull then numbness. I went quickly to the ER because I thought I was having a stroke. By the time I got there I could not talk or walk or even read simple words. I was scared to death. They did an MRI and compared it with the last one I had and said it was not a stroke. They never did tell me what it was but sent me hone when it stopped. My neurologist said it was possibly trigeminal autonomic cephalalgia. Of course I looked it up online and it is a type of cluster headache with symptoms that can mimic a stroke. Lucky me to have more problems with the trigeminal area! Anyway, it is important to have this checked right away because of the possibility of a stroke. Please see your doctor or go to the hospital. Good luck and God bless! Wendy