I'm 27 (male) and have had TN for about 2 years. It sounds like you have it to me. Mine started out feeling like a tooth ache.

Let me tell you what I do, and have done, to get rid of the pain. I've tried all the drugs, and was even scheduled for brain surgery, when I discovered a remarkably simple theory.

I eat 10 grams or less of SATURATED fat a day. That's it. It works off the idea your nerves need to repair themselves. However you cut it, I tried it and it worked. I also lost a bit of weight, because it's the American Heart Association diet.

You need to do it for 3 weeks. It will either work or not.

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