Monique, thanks for the laugh although I'm sure that wasn't your intention ( I have a strange sense of humor )

I'm starting Trileptal like you - half a pill (300mg) twice a day for 1 week then 1 pill twice a day. I don't usually take much medication so I need to go through all the different meds and start throwing out what hasn't helped before I get confused

LA, I'm glad Trileptal is helping. At this point I would be happy with a med that would take the edge off but if I find a med that takes the pain completely away I'm throwing a party

Wouldn't that be great Wiz - no side affects and no pain. We can dream

Here's a list of what I have tried so far and either the med has not helped or I have had trouble with side affects:

Cymbalta
Lyrica
MJ
Nortriptyline
Klonopin - I get some relief but only for a couple of hours