Hi Bmw, sorry for the delayed reply again, i have been experiencing more problems now on top of the tn i had some sort of a seizure last thursday morning and now i am being sent for an emg to see whether i have epilepsy now i also have been experiencing low blood pressure and dizziness and the doc wants me to do a 24hr bloodpressure monitoring, as far as pain with the tn i have been put on norspan 5 micrograms an hour control release i am starting that tonight so i will see how that goes i am still taking the valproate as well and the lyrica i think i am going to be well and truly dopey off of these meds soon i hope i dont get side effects with the norspan! will keep you posted!!