Hello! My name is Kate. First of all i am only 16 and have been living with Trigeminal Neuralgia for around 19 months. On 5th October 2007 i got in a bad car accident. I hit the right side of my face and head so hard that it shattered the windshield. Ever sinse then i have been getting horrible migranes on that right side. The Doctor diagnosed me with T.N around 7th months or so ago. Most people dont understand how hard everything is now, my friends think im weak because i cant make it to school because i have a "headache". But its so much more than just a headache. The pain has pulled me out of highschool and isolated me which has caused my depression. i get a migrane every day and im mostly in bed all day. I take pill after pill and sometimes it helps but the pain NEVER goes away. I''ve tried physical therapy, massage therapy and now we are going to try accupuncture. Im really hoping with all my heart that this is going to work. so i can finally have a normal 16 year old girl life back. I've looked around here and read some of the thing people have posted and thought that mabe it could be a lot worse. you may think that just because im 16, im overacting or faking or something. and theres nothing i can say that would help. I thought that maybe talking to someone who knows what its like would help. Just to know that im not alone.

Hi Kate, First of all welcome to the tn forum, you are in the right place for help and support, you poor thing i feel extremely sorry for you, you are only 16 i thought i was young having tn i am 27 mine first started at 24 it has ruined my life too, i am on heavy meds too but they dont seem to work either i have accupuncture that doesnt work for me either but everyone is different well it does work but only for a few hours for me my pain is constant its a dull aching pain i also get the sharp shooting pain too, i got tn from bells palsy thats how mine all started and i have it permanately because i have severe nerve damage from the bells palsy, i feel the same about people that criticise how we are feeling, just because you cant see it, it doesnt mean that it is not there i get really angry with my friends they dont understand just how sick we really are! i am here for you if you ever need to chat about anything!

Low pain wishes to you
Melina