New to this forum and not really sure what to say.

I'm here to learn more about trigeminal neuralgia. I don't suffer from it but my mother does. She's 73 and was diagnosed with it in 2009 but has had pain for 4-5 years before it was determined to be TN. She had the usual - it's dental, it's TMJ...

Currently, she's on medication. She had a reaction to the popular Tegretal - it gave her Steven Johnson Syndrome and now she's on Novo Divalproex.

This is the first site where I've found information for caregivers. I need to know what I can do to ensure she gets the care she needs. More than a little frustrating on many fronts. It was good to read the post from Burntmarshmellow.