I've been so wrapped up in the ON and spine problems I'm dealing with that I missed this. I have TN on both sides and mine is a mix of classic(TN1 - lightening bolt type pain) and non-classic type(TN2). All three branches on both sides are affected. Every neurologist I saw says its rare, but there seems to me, to be a lot of people who have it. Anyway, the TN2 is unrelenting and varies in the way it presents itself. It can escalate up to a 10 on the pain scale, but then it receeds and fluctuates between 4-7. This type of pain, in my case, is unrelenting and it wears me down. Again, I'm sorry I'm responding so late. I hope this info helps you in some way, but you really need to see a neuro, preferably one who has experience treating the conditon. Take care, ellena