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Old 05-06-2012, 11:11 PM
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Originally Posted by jjlsongbird View Post
Welcome! It's nice you are looking for ways to help your sister-in-law. I hadn't heard of Trigeminal Neuropathy before but maybe someone here has. Was this diagnosed by a neurologist? What medicines was she given?
Yes. She's been diagnosed by multiple specialists from neurologists to endodontists. She went out of state for two weeks to be treated and diagnosed at Mayo clinic. She has been on SO many meds. They tried seizure medications She has been on a TON with little luck: carbamazepine, Clonozapam, depakote,Diazepam, Lyrica, Oxcarbazepine, topamax and teGrotol... There may have been more but these are the ones I remember. She's also been through many different types of pain meds from Vicodin, norco, oxycodone, dilaudid, morphine,OxyContin, and fentanyl patch.

She made the decision to take herself off the fentanyl patch because she felt too dependent on it and she HATES being on meds. She also cut down her dosage of oxycontin in half for the same reason. She recently went back to the oxycodone because her pain levels have been extremely high and the other meds were offering no relief. Prior to this injury she never so much as took an aspirin and now you'd swear she's on enough to kill a horse. As far as I know she's currently on neurontin a couple times a day, norco for the pain and oxycodone as a break through med. Thats it for pain relief but I think she may be on something for sleep too.

I really hope I can find some new ideas here. Thank you. Peace and love !!
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