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Reviewer: Lara, 65-74 on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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My Trigeminal Neuralgia started in 1996 as the result of a severe undiscovered infection caused by a corroded silver pin used during a root canal when I was 11 years old.(I am a language teacher and singer, and went through some excruciating days, using ice packs, heat, etc.) Doctors just kept wanting to give me pain killers and all the dentists I went to, kept telling me they could see nothing w
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Reviewer: Troy, 45-54 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Was experiencing 120 volt-like pain stabs for a while which transferred to 2-5 minute attacks. It was like my own body was electrocuting itself. Carbemazepine at 200mg a day did nothing. It took 400 mg a day to finally get it under control. I am going to a Dentist today in hopes of extracting a tooth that may be pressing on the nerve. I am not looking forward to the surgery options. All in all,
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Reviewer: Bet6252, 55-64 on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)
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I took this medication 1000 mg for 8 yrs. when I was first diagnosed I had the Macular decompress operation. Didnâ??t work. 8 yrs later had the Gamma Knife because i was having a lot of pain even with the meds. So I took the chance and it worked. I have been pain free for 1 yr and 2 months. The medicine did work gor me. And the highest dosage I took was 1000 msg per day. But like all medicine
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Reviewer: mnicholson123, 25-34 on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I am 28yrs old and have had constant face pain for four years. Just recently acquired insurance, and went to the local urgent Care. Doc there tells me go see a neurologist. Neurologist says you have trigeminal neuralgia and gives me 600mg of gabapentin 3 times a day, and 200mg of carbamazepine 3 times a day. The pain gets dulled away, but some days I can feel it leak through the medication and rui
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Reviewer: Marciedale, 45-54 on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I have been suffering from Trigeminal Neuralgia for the past 2 months and started on 100mg 2x per day. It practically took away the pain and have recently had to increase to 200mg 2x a day, we will see how that goes. Side effects are minimal compared to the pain from the TN episodes. Hoping to control this with just medication and no surgeries.
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