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Old 08-17-2008, 04:14 AM
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Oh yeah, so tonight the pain was horrible. I grabbed my cold pack from the freezer and put it on my head (kinda just covering the top half of my forehead and the scalp a bit). Upon putting the cold pack on my head, the pain started to go away immediately. The same is true if I put the cold pack on my cheekbones etc.

SO weird! At least I found something that provides a bit of relief. It's like the nerves are freaking spasming in my face. I can kinda feel em in my cheeks right now firing off like little firecrackers.

Edit: Not so weird. I began reading about TGN or TN on the net after making this post, and one thing I saw mentioned was that cold relieves the pain with the condition. I wasn't too happy to see stuff like 'oxycodone' mentioned for long term treatment however.
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2004 to present - Trigeminal Neuralgia
2007 to present - Burning Mouth Syndrome
March 2008 - Multiple Sclerosis DX
05/2008 - Relapse
05/2008 to 02/2009 - Copaxone
10/2011 - Relapse - Optic Neuritis developed
9/2012 - Relapse - Balance issues 1 sided
8/2012 - Erythema Nodosum - diagnosed 10/2012, reaction to Topiramate (Topamax)
April 7/14 - Raynaud's Syndrome DX

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