The TN2 can wipe me out!! It wakes me from my sleep. Then I go into panic attacks, cry and only find comfort if I rock in place. Sometimes they will last for an hr and sometimes 24+ hrs. During the day, I can keep an eye on it, take meds when needed. Before bed its easier to keep under control. But when I sleep, I can't do that. I was trying to explain to someone that its like waking up to someone kicking you in the face and the pain doesn't go. Its a crushing pain, like an elephant standing one side of my face. Or a screwdriver being cranked over and over, in my jaw. When it decides to go away, it does so pretty fast and then its gets real hot! In the middle of all of this I feel a hot poker going in and out of my ear. How can I stop these attacks from happening at night?
You cannot stop them - you need medical intervention -- have you asked for a topical patch or cream to calm the nerves? Tried clonazapam as a panic reliever? (also helps the nerve calm down)
You don't have to wait for dr. appt.... have them call you something in.... or if you are on a med - have them tell you how to raise it ASAP
Many of us only get relief when we sleep
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Hi Mrs Nelson,
Tn can wake me up too in the middle of the night. It’s not as bad as it was for me a few month ago where it was every single night and every few hours after I fell asleep. It might be you need to try a few things such as the following; try a different medication routeen, where the last dose is taken right when go to bed, take your medications on a regular schedule and not just when in pain, add a new medication/s at bed time, and lastly change medications altogether as a last resort. Have thought about trying magic mouth was or lidocaine patches, creams Orr gels? These might be helpful in an attach to numb you enough go back to sleep. It’s could be what position you sleep in or how cool or warm it is too. It is really hard to say how to get it to stop during sleep since everyone is so different. Mine has gotten better during sleep due to sleeping issues all together and by adjustments to medication doses. Hopefully somebody will have a better answer than mine. I’m sorry tn is disturbing your sleep too.