Hi stargate
I agree with Bayleys reply.
also I do not have knowledge of Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis
Happens allot that people have to increase the dose of the med they are on or switch to another med because the body becomes used to it and the med dose not work as well after awhile.
allot of folks take Tegretol or neurotin . at least you have a dx and are on the right path and once the right med or combo of meds is found you will be able to control the pain better.
Let us know how we can help and ask questions, keep us posted on how things go..we care and are here for you.
PEACE
BMW

The thrombosis thing is done, there is no more issue of that.

I'm more concerned on whether or not that tooth pain is normal. Since I've never really had a toothache and haven't had to deal with the TN very long, I'm not sure if I need to see a dentist, or just wait a couple days to see if it goes away.

And thank you all for the welcomes and replies.

I am so sorry for all your pain. You have been to the dentist and they confirmed that it was not your teeth. Thousands of dollars are spent every month on dental work that is unnecessary. May patients insist that it is their teeth and insist on taking them out. Then the pain is still there. The pain that you are describing is TN. You need to see a neurologist. He/she will put you on the right combination of meds for the condition. If you can get a copy of your mri then take it with you. There may be a visual vessel or artery on the nerve; but most of the time they can't see it unless you get a thin slice mri. Stick with the neurologist . They are very good at making a plan for your care. Your pain will start moving around in different places as time goes on. Your chin and your lips will start hurting. Everyone who has TN will describe their plan differently. There are many articles on the internet about TN. Read up on them. Always follow your doctor's orders. Good luck and I do hope you get to feeling better soon. Read all the details about the V3 nerve of the trigeminal nerve. This is the nerve that is causing you the tooth pain, even though your tooth is fine.
Take care of your self
Cheryl

Thank you all for your responses. For the most part, the pain in the teeth are gone, just a bit here and there. Have a little pain going from the jaw, wrapping around the mandible and to the throat, but I think I pulled that muscle and it's healing up. I slept with something sticking out of my mouth the other day so my teeth wouldn't touch, because it hurt so bad. I think doing that pulled that muscle...it's a muscle used to swallow...grrrrr

I thought for sure that I had to have an abscess or something, but I guess not. I guess I now know another form of pain to expect.

I look forward to more advice from those that have had this longer than I.

Awesome I am so glad your feeling better.I wish I could offer some info but I haven't had those types of issues.Mine came from and accident and I knew from the get go its been 11 years for me and I am feeling better then I have in a long long time at the moment.
do you have a night guard for your mouth / teeth to wear at night?
I used to have one and it helped but now I dont even have to use it anymore .
Do us a favor and stop learning the different types of pain try learning the different types of happiness it sound so much more pleasant to do lol.
keep us up dated on how your doing and may the pain continue to evict itself from you..
PEACE
BMW

Hello!
Your case seems very familiar. I went to Dr. numerous times with what I thought was an earache (never was). Dr. sd maybe sinuses so he gave Claritin or something? Still had trouble at different times. It kinda came & went. Sore throat, swollen glands maybe? Then sometime later teeth, jawbone were just killing me, too! Dentist had been keeping an eye on my last molar for 5 yrs. So, I told him to take it out. I just couldn't take the pain anymore. I can't even clearly say when the ear stabbing started (I think before the teeth). Went back to dentist. He sent me to endodontist for root canal. Anyway, I still had problems so I went to ENT (I had lost partial hearing in L ear several ears earlier after one of the earaches). ENT ordered MRI & sd call neuro right away. Neuro adv MS, never even mentioned TN. I didn't care, I told him. I needed help & right away. He put me on Tegretol and/or Neurontin. No help. I pleaded for surgery to correct situation. Surgery stopped the stabbing and helped immensely with teeth/jaw issues.

Hopefully, your neuro will be able to help you with meds alone!! Sometimes it just takes the right "cocktail." Hang in there!!

B-