Chalkdusty-I feel your pain. This thing has pretty much robbed me of any joy in life right now. It is really tough to experience joy when you have a near constant tooth ache all the time. I do have hope though and you should too. Let's hope the amitriptyline will start to kick in and bring you relief. If not, there are other med options out there that may be beneficial.

I see my neuro in a month then I'll probably be on amitript too. Right now, I need to come off my pain meds before I start though-due to drug interaction. I had spinal fusion in march and getting off these pain meds has'nt been easy but I need too. Kinda been a tough year for me. lol

Plz let us know how you are doing? I will do the same.

Peace
Shannon