hello wildewolfe. I think depakote. the med you mentioned is what they very first gave me before I even was dx with t.n. or a dolorosa they had me on that after I broke my jaw and it was wired up the very first time. you should inquire about some of the other meds that are for t.n. like tripital? i was on neurotin for a while but that didnt work and that is for bad t.n. pain so keep on asking and reasearch the info you get write down what you want to ask when you go to doc/neuro/pain managment people and keep us posted.
I think you should expect to get things under controll with the correct medication and dosage. And also meet some nice caring people along the way. many blessings and all the best wildewolfe
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