Originally Posted by sammykin

hi. my name is sam. i have suffered from what has been diagnosed as type 2 trigeminal neuralgia. i can go a few days with no atacks and then it starts - in my right eye for up to 36 hours. if feels like there is a knife in my eye. i cant bear light or pressure. i vomit and my ear and scalp and neck is all affected. i get dizzy. i also start to lose the sight in my eye and my eyelid droops. nothing seems to work. the attacks are affected by the cold and the light and i believe stress? i also am finding that night time driving is proving hard work. the last 2 attacks i have nearly passed out prior to an attack starting and also it feels like my heart is beating very hard and fast causing me to be sweaty. i am getting concenred and frightened by the heightened severity and new symptoms. can anyone reassure or advise me