Helping to Control the Pain of Tic Douloureux
Many thanks to my literary friend gilda_elise
Tic douloureux or trigeminal neuralgia is a severe, stabbing pain to one side of the face.
Medical Condition Update : .[Spoiler (click to open)].Trigeminal neuralgia
Trigeminal neuralgia (TN or TGN), also called Fothergill disease, tic douloureux, trifacial neuralgia, or suicide disease,
is a long-term pain disorder. It sort of feels like this...
"Put me on the Wheaties Box" - TGN feels like electric shock or knife stab in the eye or to the facial nerve area
The most commonly prescribed medications for TGN are anticonvulsants (seizure medications), and anticonvulsants
to help stop the irritated trigeminal nerve from flaring pain impulses are:
*Carbamazepine (Tegretol). Oxcarbazepine (Trileptal), gabapentin (Neurontin), and lamotrigine (Lamictal), which may also be effective. These medications are generally started at a low dose and then increased until pain is controlled or side effects occur. Common side effects include drowsiness, dizziness, double vision, and nausea. Rarely, serious liver or bone marrow problems can occur. So much for that!
*[Baclofen (Lioresal), a muscle relaxant, may be useful for some people who either do not respond to anticonvulsants or who suffer serious side effects. Relax... you need rest.
*An antipsychotic medicine pimozide (Orap) has been helpful in some cases as well.
*Opioid pain medications can be useful during episodes of severe pain.
*Botox injections have been shown to offer significant pain relief.
via
Meanwhile I am, "sitting on pins and needles", so to speak.
.Trigeminal neuralgia
Trigeminal Neuralgia stems from one or more branches of the nerve that supplies sensation to the face, the trigeminal nerve,
and is considered one of the most painful conditions to affect people.
Ref : My Nerve Pain Exploded Today -Knife Stabbing Face Pain & What Doctors Will Not Admit https://pigshitpoet.livejournal.com/9373740.html
dr. π (pi)
.
Tic douloureux or trigeminal neuralgia is a severe, stabbing pain to one side of the face.
Medical Condition Update : .[Spoiler (click to open)].Trigeminal neuralgia
Trigeminal neuralgia (TN or TGN), also called Fothergill disease, tic douloureux, trifacial neuralgia, or suicide disease,
is a long-term pain disorder. It sort of feels like this...
"Put me on the Wheaties Box" - TGN feels like electric shock or knife stab in the eye or to the facial nerve area
The most commonly prescribed medications for TGN are anticonvulsants (seizure medications), and anticonvulsants
to help stop the irritated trigeminal nerve from flaring pain impulses are:
*Carbamazepine (Tegretol). Oxcarbazepine (Trileptal), gabapentin (Neurontin), and lamotrigine (Lamictal), which may also be effective. These medications are generally started at a low dose and then increased until pain is controlled or side effects occur. Common side effects include drowsiness, dizziness, double vision, and nausea. Rarely, serious liver or bone marrow problems can occur. So much for that!
*[Baclofen (Lioresal), a muscle relaxant, may be useful for some people who either do not respond to anticonvulsants or who suffer serious side effects. Relax... you need rest.
*An antipsychotic medicine pimozide (Orap) has been helpful in some cases as well.
*Opioid pain medications can be useful during episodes of severe pain.
*Botox injections have been shown to offer significant pain relief.
via
Meanwhile I am, "sitting on pins and needles", so to speak.
.Trigeminal neuralgia
Trigeminal Neuralgia stems from one or more branches of the nerve that supplies sensation to the face, the trigeminal nerve,
and is considered one of the most painful conditions to affect people.
Ref : My Nerve Pain Exploded Today -Knife Stabbing Face Pain & What Doctors Will Not Admit https://pigshitpoet.livejournal.com/9373740.html
dr. π (pi)
.