TN fears!

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I can’t believe what I have been suffering from exists for others and that there are support groups! I have only self diagnosed after progressive symptoms over the years led to an excruciating attack today, lasting for past 12 hours. I have been online researching my symptoms, reading articles and websites with studies and descriptions that fit to a tee. I am happy (but sorry for others) that I am not alone. I thought I was experiencing a toothache from a root canal due on a tooth near my “trigger point” on my right cheek, but I have had this trigger point “shocking nerve pain” for many years and just thought it was a freak thing! I thought maybe today that my tooth was getting worse and was making the “trigger nerve” thing “act up”. (Which may be true, as it is so close.) However, I have noticed in the last year that I have had more frequent attacks, with daily pain when the cheek is touched even slightly, as in washing face, smiling, chewing sometimes. My question is, after all I’ve read over the last 3 hours on procedures, pharmac euticals suggested, etc., are there any alternative therapies anyone has used with any success? More conservative? Vitamin/nutrition/herbal/acupuncture, etc.? Have health insurance but I don’t want to rush to get MRI’s ($) and hate meds…yet THE PAIN…and it’s said to be progressive!!! Sorry for the whining, any advice would be welcomed! Thanks.