Never is death less painful not ever!!!!!! the ones left behind carry the pain,the guilt, the helplessness with them for the rest of their days.
if you are not insured one can go to the mayo clinic , the healthy department... Please do not end your life! meds will control the pain. I do not know of over the counter meds I am not a doc and a doc is the one you need to see. sometimes a warm or hot heating pad on the area helps warm the nerve and clam it down.
stay in touch and vent here if you need to we care and are a few typed words away. Stay strong and hold on till you can see a doc. sending low pain to you.
PEACE
BMW

Hi, Pati and welcome. Please seek a diagnosis and treatment as soon as you can. Suicide is not the answer (I've heard it said that suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem--except it really isn't a solution and it is devastating to the other people in your life.)

There are many options for treatment so please be encouraged by that! I found in my case that the pain can sometimes escalate fast so I urge you to get help as soon as you can. In my case during the week of being diagnosed and tested before getting medication, my attacks escalated from several a day (which was annoying but tolerable) to constant unbearable pain. Can you get in to see the low cost doc sooner if you say it is urgent?

Also, if you have TN the treatment is usually anti-seizure medication rather than usual kinds of pain medications. Anti-seizure medicine is NOT the kind of medicine drug addicts want so I don't think any doctor will misunderstand what you want and think you are an addict seeking drugs once they understand the type of pain you are having.