Sorry for your continued pain Snoopy! I have pain too, and I think it's controlled somewhat by Cymbalta. I'm trying to cut down to 30mg from 60 and my pain is more intense. I doubt my pain is as bad as yours though.

I'm also down to one Baclofen a day. I don't like that they all make me so foggy. I wish they'd come up with something that would just block the pain, and leave all the other senses intact with no side effects. That would be a best seller.

I hope Trileptal will work for you. I have a friend with TN who takes Tegretol and it's all that helps. She doesn't like to take it, but doesn't like the TN pain more. :-(

My mom takes this in combination with another med and it works great for her. She has Trigeminal neuralgia and it causes extreme pain. This is the only thing that's worked for her.

I am taking it for TN and have had relief. My TN is not severe. It comes and goes.

So far it has helped a great deal with the soreness and aching I have in the right side of my face. I can actually put my head on a pillow at night to sleep now.

But it is not doing a great job on the sharp break through pains I get once in a while. But over all I am happy with it.


As for the rest of my body I have noticed an decrease in the edgy uncomfortable feeling I get in my legs and lower back.

It has taken things down to a low roar right now. We'll see if it stays that way. I assume it is all nerve pain I am getting a bit of relief from.


I am on a low dose right now. As long as that works well enough to make me happy I am not going to increase what I am taking.



LA