Hi guys and girls, i have had face pain for over a year now and the nuro says i have neuralgia in the face, im 45 male and norm a ver happy chap.*
Can someone tell me is it norm to feel down and low all the days??
When i have pain in my face 80% of every day , i feel depresed, but not because im thinking, oh my god my face hurts... Then feel depresed. Its jut jike a switch, if i have face pain i allways feel almost , holow empty, unable to feel happy or even chearpy, i feel very short tempared. And dont want to be around Anyone.this is every day now its destroying my life. My every day revolves around my face pin and moods its driving me mad please give some advice. Also paint and some chocolate seems to make it worse. But then , other days these thing do not have Any efect, whats going on. Please advice.*
Please please. If get stressed or agravated it goes mad

Hi Gregcool,
Sorry that you have to be in such pain but Glad you found us and welcome to The T.N. forum.
you need the right meds to control this .Are you on any? you mentioned that you have been to a neuro and he dx you with neuralgia in the face so did any of your doctors start you on a a treatment plan or anything/
I know from me myself and also seeing other and talking to others..that no matter how much effort how hard one tries when you are living in and with pain everyday it controls you. it is there sawing away on you in the back ground sometimes in the spot light other times. you really need to find a doctor that will provide the right type of care to control the heavy pain monster. the right meds combo of meds or surgery can do this . the short tempered and not wanting to be around anyone feeling empty inside are huge signs of the pain your fighting and living with and that this needs to be addressed as soon as you can. You do not deserve to live in that type of pain..
Paints ,chocolate are probably triggers to you at times. we have triggers that set the pain off. wind, breeze, cold or hot foods. something touching that area.. everyone has triggers and everyone is different. once you figure out what they are try to avoid them.
my advice is to find a pain specialist or neuro as soon as you can and tell them your pain and how it affects your everyday life . and if you are on meds now tell them its not helping you with the pain any more and the pain is worse.
also might wnat to try breathing exercises and ways to relax when you feel
snippy /frustrated/angry. what area of your face is this affecting? what type of pain are you battling with?
we are here to help each other so you can always come and vent off some steam , ask anything I will try to help as much as I can. sorry I didnt see this till now just back from work. sending low pain to you. let us know how things are going keep us posted.
PEACE
BMW

Hi there , thankyou for a responce tonight.
Iv seen a nuro 6 months ago and he said i have this TN IN MY FACE, it allways seems to be on the rigjt hand side, almost feels like someone has just slaped my round the face realy hard , and where thete fingers are spreed out across my face, thats whete it hurts, i allso get very strong tooth pain which just seems to be All day and night. So allways hitting me.
I get days whete the pain is not so bad but feels like my skin is realy hot and ant are crawling under my skin on BOTH SIDES OF MY FACE tip of my nose and in my eyes. And my mood is real bad , im on sodium valporate and onky been on it for a few weeks , sl building up the dose, hope it will help. I get very rare days where i have NOTHING and i feel releaved and light and me again happy not thinking of it or thinking about , what im thinking about, and all seems normal and permanant feeling good, than out of the blue for no real reason known to me,BANG !! its all back i feel diwn and moody again my face is psinful and realy hot, and i get that negative feeling that i will never be happy again, its driving me mad to a point where i would rather not wake up again, whats the point just to spend the day feling like this and puhing tje ones i love away because of the moods i keep getting, just dont know what to do anymore.

so it is mostly the upper part of face not so much you lower jaw mouth lip lower cheek it seems more up higher in the face/head nose eye and upper cheeck. you mentioned both side maybe early stage of bi lat t.n.
I will have to look up the med you mentioned as I am not sure what that is . usual some type of anti convulsive med like neurtion and / or pain med something like that is prescribed. with all meds you need to let it build up in your system before there is any benefits and it works. give yours time to vamp up on the med you mentioned. . I also recommend keeping a pain journal and sharing it with your doctors. it is okay to let certain other know , and BY ALL MEANS IF THE PAIN IS TOO BAD GO TO THE E.R. they can do a nerve block and other things to lessen the pain.
you ask whats the point ..the point is to fight and scream until the doctor hears you, and if the doc dose not listen and help you then you must find another one by law we have the right to a second opinion so take advantage . get a referral by your general doc to see a neuro or a pain specialty doctor. share how the pain makes you feel . there are ways to get this under control and that's the point. for the ones you care about and for yourself.
there is a thread above these
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/thread27175.html copy it/ print it out and give it to people , and your doctors in case they arent knowledgeable on t.n. and face pain.
read all the thread at the very top lots of info and things to learn. but mostly find a neuro or pain doc that has knowledge of t.n. and face pain .and if it gets to bad go to the e.r..
sending strength and hope the rest of your week is smooth and you have good days.
PEACE
BMW