Hi all. I’ve just been diagnosed with TN. Trying to gather information on easing the symptoms. From what I’ve read already my case seems pretty common with others here. I first thought I had a sinus infection. I went to my gp and he prescribed me antibiotics. I woke up at 3am and felt like someone was digging my molar out from the inside with a hot ice pick. Pain moved from my teeth to my sinus. All on the left side of my face. I hopped on google after the pain subsided. I saw that it could be my teeth so I got an appointment that day. I got X-rays . They didn’t see anything and I was told that the cleaning would be 800. They said it was most likely a sinus infection. I went back home that night I gargled salt water and holy crap i triggered that pain like no other. I got it ! It has to be my teeth. Next day I was in the dentist chair. I was all good and numbed up . In the middle of the cleaning I got another pain attack. The dentist was literally jabbing all my teeth saying it can’t be your teeth. Man I didn’t know what was going on. In fact after the cleaning I went to my car and broke down in tears. Which isn’t a thing Ive done since I was a little kid. I told my dr the same thing I’m telling you now and he told me about TN. I still can’t say it right. This was about two weeks ago. Feels like one long *** day. Have no clues what caused it . I was in a bad car wreck when I was in my 20s , I been kicked in the head a lot from sparring and tournaments before that. who knows. I’ve been given tegrotol idk how long it takes to work. My pains been pretty mild since that dentist office. Had a few bad flare ups. Shits changed my life . Looking forward to reading everyone’s posts thanks for reading.


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Hi Kinjo28! I'm fairly new here too, I haven't posted my situation because it's really long. Mine started a year ago. I've been on medical leave since March. I know how aggravating it is when your teeth hurt like heck & everybody says it's not your teeth. I was told TN also, then not TN, it's a muscle, then it's a tendon, but it's not your teeth. I cry several times a day from pain. I hope this gets resolved for you.

Lil Wolf.