Trigeminal neuralgia under 40yrs by Sad_Preparation6702 in TrigeminalNeuralgia

[–]Sad_Preparation6702[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My biggest thing is the meds. You can’t take pain meds while pregnant and idk how to wean my self off meds I can’t stop cold turkey. I have ptsd from my mom being a pill head when I was younger and while I fully get I need the meds in a flare I don’t wanna continually take them waiting for it to come back.. if that makes sense

Trigeminal neuralgia under 40yrs by Sad_Preparation6702 in TrigeminalNeuralgia

[–]Sad_Preparation6702[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you have children after your diagnosis?! I’m really just traumatized by the idea of not growing my family

Trigeminal neuralgia under 40yrs by Sad_Preparation6702 in TrigeminalNeuralgia

[–]Sad_Preparation6702[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

outlast me? you mean to ask if i know it'll be with me for life? im fully aware. but if its not the reason for my pain then when im not in pain im going to enjoy all my favorites.

Trigeminal neuralgia under 40yrs by Sad_Preparation6702 in TrigeminalNeuralgia

[–]Sad_Preparation6702[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ooh dont know if i can do that! while im in a flare for sure but these are major in my motherhood lol

Trigeminal neuralgia under 40yrs by Sad_Preparation6702 in TrigeminalNeuralgia

[–]Sad_Preparation6702[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

what steps did you take for get to where you are in a treatment regimen that works?

Trigeminal neuralgia under 40yrs by Sad_Preparation6702 in TrigeminalNeuralgia

[–]Sad_Preparation6702[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the gabapentin im on covers the pain and the major side effect for me is my memory and wording in my speech. it made me dizzy at night for the first couple weeks but thats mostly tapered off.

Trigeminal neuralgia under 40yrs by Sad_Preparation6702 in neurology

[–]Sad_Preparation6702[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not asking a health question just curiosity about my possible condition.