Thanks for the well wishes Corkybird, and same to you. I'm hoping that the gab will take hold soon and give me some pain-free periods. I haven't had a major attack for a couple days-just singular jabs and jolts here and there, so that has to be a good sign. However, I went in to the office today and found that by the afternoon I was having steady jabs and jolts and zaps and zings, etc. I took a couple tramacet and headed home right at 5. I think that the exertion and the talking to people made things worse than just sitting on my butt resting as I had been since last Wed. But, a guy can't sit around forever I suppose. Hopefully the neurologist I'm scheduled to see next month will be a superstar TN specialist spectacular! I'll keep in mind your advice about the antidepressants. They might be medically necessary in their own right soon anyway! It's good to hear you had a long period of relief so I'll stay optimistic. Thanks again and take care.