Does anyone else get extreme pain in the back of their head (on the same side as your TN) whenever you lay down? Each time I lay down I have to prop my head up on 3 pillows and it still hurts. It feels like I have a knife stabbing me in the back of the head. Just wondering if anyone else experiences this and what you have done to get relief.
Since recently joining, it is interesting that I find a few of us that have the same symptoms you are describing. I have the same stabbing, searing feeling in the back of my head, neck area. I'm going to explore this further.
I also have neck pain and never been able to figure out why, nor have doctors.
back of my head used to hurt really bad when i layed down like it was soo sensitive and just laying on it I felt all this awful pressure and sore feeling really achy. Only thing that helped with that is my med I on now 75 mg nortriptyline
Do you experience any side effects from the nortriptyline?
jstagrl29 said:
back of my head used to hurt really bad when i layed down like it was soo sensitive and just laying on it I felt all this awful pressure and sore feeling really achy. Only thing that helped with that is my med I on now 75 mg nortriptyline
Yes the worst being dry mouth i have to have water with me all the time. The second for me is short term memory loss. These are easy to exchange for the pain i was in. Plus this pill also helped me with depression and anxiety i had generalized anxiety disorder all my life and the depression from Tn.
Yes - increased blood flow is likely culprit - I'm 34 days post MVD and still have it. I'm trying the multi pillow approach also.