# The cold is killing me today **URL:** \ **Category:** General TN & GPN (Old Site)\ **Created:** [January 5, 2016, 2:27pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithfacialpain.org/t/the-cold-is-killing-me-today/8559 "2016-01-05T14:27:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![phydeauxcat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@phydeauxcat](https://forum.livingwithfacialpain.org/u/phydeauxcat)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2016, 2:27pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithfacialpain.org/t/the-cold-is-killing-me-today/8559/1 "2016-01-05T14:27:35Z")
Has anyone moved to a warmer climate? Helped? pain woke me up last night. I can’t move the left side of my face today. This is so depressing. I have to take off from work again and I am so self conscious about doing that. My job is mostly speaking. My son was mostly singing. I get the feeling the universe me to shut up! Any kind words today would help. I feel like someone is shoving the bar from the top of my head through the roof of my mouth and my left side is attached to electrodes. ---
**Author:** ![justjane37](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.livingwithfacialpain.org/justjane37/32/5321_2.png) [@justjane37](https://forum.livingwithfacialpain.org/u/justjane37)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2016, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithfacialpain.org/t/the-cold-is-killing-me-today/8559/2 "2016-01-05T16:47:44Z")
The cold is not my friend either. I wish I could move to a warmer climate but my life keeps me in Ontario. The last few days have been brutal. Yesterday I had the worst TN attack that I have had since last winter! I felt like my face was going to crack open. I was quickly reminded of why I hate winter so much. This will be my third winter with this beast and so far it is not behaving. Heat helps--hot compresses, heating pad, hot water bottles and hot baths. I also find voltaren Emugel will help a wee bit with the deep aching pain on my jaw, cheek and temple. I work in sales and have to talk a lot for work as well. I also hate calling in sick but you need to take care of yourself. Stress only makes TN worse. ---
**Author:** ![CindyLou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d78d45/32.png) [@CindyLou](https://forum.livingwithfacialpain.org/u/CindyLou)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2016, 2:24am UTC](https://forum.livingwithfacialpain.org/t/the-cold-is-killing-me-today/8559/3 "2016-01-06T02:24:08Z")
It is a cold day here in Richmond, VA. Anything major with TN has been keeping its distance from me for a few weeks -- we had unseasonably warm weather over Christmas. But today the high was 30 -- pretty cold for around here! And windy, too. It didn't help when my car broke down on the mile's drive from here to my son's school and I had to call my child's father to come get us. Luckily we both work downtown, so taking me to work wasn't a big deal. And when I got to work an hour late, everything was crazy. We have implemented a new practice/document management system (I'm a legal assistant), and we're all still learning, which is stressful in itself. And later today, I started to get the pain around the eyeball. Imitrex seems to help me for some reason, but I think the cold and the stress did it! ---
**Author:** ![Anna\_W1](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.livingwithfacialpain.org/anna_w1/32/3657_2.png) [@Anna\_W1](https://forum.livingwithfacialpain.org/u/Anna_W1)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2016, 3:11am UTC](https://forum.livingwithfacialpain.org/t/the-cold-is-killing-me-today/8559/4 "2016-01-06T03:11:19Z")
Scarfs are my friends in this cold weather. Hope your feeling better ---
**Author:** ![phydeauxcat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@phydeauxcat](https://forum.livingwithfacialpain.org/u/phydeauxcat)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2016, 1:34pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithfacialpain.org/t/the-cold-is-killing-me-today/8559/5 "2016-01-06T13:34:15Z")
I think that BREATHING the cold air might be a trigger. I know that at one point I had a trigger inside my mouth, so why not my sinuses? And holy cow justjane -- Ontario? And maybe it was in the air. I had a pretty bad attack too. I went to acupuncture last night and it helped a little, but need to go again this week. That works, but sometimes it's hard to fit it in the work/family schedule. Last night I sat with my face over one of our portable heaters. Sometimes it's hard to touch my face when I am in full TN, and the ambient heat is better. Thanks guys ... good to know I'm not alone, but sad that you have this pain too. ---
**Author:** ![Kel](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.livingwithfacialpain.org/kel/32/2550_2.png) [@Kel](https://forum.livingwithfacialpain.org/u/Kel)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2016, 1:51pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithfacialpain.org/t/the-cold-is-killing-me-today/8559/6 "2016-01-06T13:51:47Z")
Hello, I moved from England to Spain 10 years ago.. the warm climate definitely helps. My condition was OK.. until yesterday, I had some work to do, it was cold, I had my "snood" on, but today its worse than it has been for days. Heat definitely helps me, without a doubt. Lesson learned for me any way.. Keep warm, but for me also its stress that can set it off, the Fear of it coming back !.. I really hope it gets better for you. :-) Kelvin