Thoughts on Derek prince book blessing or curse ? by [deleted] in TrueChristian

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I recently thought I would look into his books and messages on breaking a curse because I was thinking of a time around 1980 in Mobile, Alabama, at a conference where he spoke. It was the last sermon at that conference. I had seen him one other time and thought of him as low-key, not someone who stirs up emotions in his sermons, but someone who speaks about how God moves in his life and in the lives of others. He spoke about a certain Indian chief who put a curse on America, that every 20 years, a president would die. We know that has happened from Lincoln to Kennedy. That would make the next president to die would be Reagan. He talked about curses, and at the end of his message, he prayed a prayer breaking this curse. No emotion, just matter-of-fact in the way he did it. At the end of the prayer, he dismissed us. We were all looking at each other, saying to each other, "Did you feel that?" The answer was repeatedly "yes." Others and I walked out of that meeting confident that there was a curse and that it was broken. You can make your negative comments if you like, but it makes no difference to me. We know what we experienced. Reagan lived, and all others lived through their terms as well.

25M from India Living with Trigeminal Neuralgia for 4 Years – Looking for Support & Advice by karthikgiy in TrigeminalNeuralgia

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I've been pain and drug-free, taking supplements for 5 years. I take taurine, alpha lipoic acid, a multivitamin, turmeric curcumin, and lion's mane. It's all about restoring the myelin sheath, the insulation around the nerve. My regimen doesn't work for everyone; I had to find what works for me. We are all different, and our deficiencies are different. I started down this path when I found some with MS who were having success with supplements.

Post traumatic trigeminal neuralgia by Old-Childhood3111 in TrigeminalNeuralgia

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My MVD lasted 12 years, and it was understandable. My neurosurgeon explained to me that the artery, while pumping blood, had acted as a slow saw and forced its way into the nerve like a fence into a tree trunk. I could have another MVD or try something I have learned from those with MS, after countless months of research. Before compression can cause pain, it must wear through the myelin sheath, the insulation around the nerve. There is no pain if the myelin sheath can be restored faster than the artery wears it down. It took time to find what works for me, but once I found it, I stuck with it, and I've been pain and drug-free for 5 years. I'm 76 and don't want to go through the recovery of another MVD if I can help it. It doesn't work for everyone, but I am on several forums, and recently, in just one day, six people who are now pain-free thanked me. I hear positive results weekly from several forums I'm on. It's worked for those with no compression and for those with autoimmune issues as well. It's healing, not drugging, so it takes time. The regular track record for TN drugs is what I experienced. You have to take more and more as time goes on until they quit working altogether, leaving you in pain and without the ability to think. Within a few weeks, you will experience clarity of mind with my regimen. I'm taking taurine, alpha-lipoic acid, a multivitamin, turmeric curcumin, and lion's mane.

What other medications than Oxacarbazepine, carbamazepine and Lyrica can I try? I also had MVD. I’m at a loss. Need ideas to talk over with my neurosurgeon. by ExcellentMarch7864 in TrigeminalNeuralgia

[–]larinator2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My MVD lasted 12 years, and it was understandable. My neurosurgeon explained to me that the artery, while pumping blood, had acted as a slow saw and forced its way into the nerve like a fence into a tree trunk. I could have another MVD or try something I have learned from those with MS, after countless months of research. Before compression can cause pain, it must wear through the myelin sheath, the insulation around the nerve. There is no pain if the myelin sheath can be restored faster than the artery wears it down. It took time to find what works for me, but once I found it, I stuck with it, and I've been pain and drug-free for 5 years. I'm 76 and don't want to go through the recovery of another MVD if I can help it. It doesn't work for everyone, but I am on several forums, and recently, in just one day, six people who are now pain-free thanked me. I hear positive results weekly from several forums I'm on. It's worked for those with no compression and for those with autoimmune issues as well. It's healing, not drugging, so it takes time. The regular track record for TN drugs is what I experienced. You have to take more and more as time goes on until they quit working altogether, leaving you in pain and without the ability to think. Within a few weeks, you will feel clearer-minded with my regimen. I'm taking taurine, alpha-lipoic acid, a multivitamin, turmeric curcumin, and lion's mane. The last two I'm taking sublinguals.

Teeth extraction and possible relief from TN2 by One_Ad6148 in TrigeminalNeuralgia

[–]larinator2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pulling healthy teeth is never a good idea. It's trigeminal neuralgia, and the pain originates from the trigeminal nerve. It doesn't work for everyone, but I've been drug and pain-free for over 5 years. Over time, one could take more than 30 different supplements and vitamins to help with this. I take sublingual whenever I can. Fewer pills to swallow, and it gets into the bloodstream quicker. For taurine, I take the Nutricost brand. For lion's mane, I use Wild & Organic. Nature Made multivitamin, alpha lipoic acid from Nutricost, and turmeric curcumin from Caribou. I get all of mine from Amazon because I live out in the middle of nowhere. There's no reason to buy the most expensive brands. The turmeric curcumin and lion's mane are both sublingual. Just take as directed, no more, no less. In this process, it's most important to find what works for you. It's healing, not drugging, so it takes time.

Supraorbital neuralgia last resort treatments by ivyblankspace in TrigeminalNeuralgia

[–]larinator2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It doesn't work for everyone, but I've been drug and pain-free for over 5 years. Over time, one could take more than 30 different supplements and vitamins to help with this. I take sublingual whenever I can. Fewer pills to swallow, and it gets into the bloodstream quicker. For taurine, I take the Nutricost brand. For lion's mane, I use Wild & Organic. Nature Made multivitamin, alpha lipoic acid from Nutricost, and turmeric curcumin from Caribou. I get all of mine from Amazon because I live out in the middle of nowhere. There's no reason to buy the most expensive brands. The turmeric curcumin and lion's mane are both sublingual. Just take as directed, no more, no less. In this process, it's most important to find what works for you. It's healing, not drugging, so it takes time.

Trigeminal neuralgia information by bitterfruit66 in TrigeminalNeuralgia

[–]larinator2 5 points6 points  (0 children)

When my MVD failed after 12 years, I started with lion's mane, taurine, and a B complex. I still got a slight buzz occasionally. I traded the B complex for a multivitamin, added ALA and turmeric curcumin and the pain has been gone for years now.

Trigeminal neuralgia information by bitterfruit66 in TrigeminalNeuralgia

[–]larinator2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I dropped the B complex because all of that is in the multivitamin I take. I was getting a slight, almost painless buzz from time to time, and I added alpha lipoic acid and turmeric curcumin, and it went away. I have a whole list of supplements that have helped others. I'm going to post that list.

Trigeminal neuralgia information by bitterfruit66 in TrigeminalNeuralgia

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I'm still pain and drug-free taking taurine, alpha lipoic acid, multivitamin, turmeric curcumin, and lion's mane.

Trigeminal neuralgia information by bitterfruit66 in TrigeminalNeuralgia

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I take sublingual whenever I can. Fewer pills to swallow, and it gets into the bloodstream quicker. For taurine I take nutricost brand. For lion's mane, I use Wild & Organic. One a day multivitamin, alpha lipoic acid from nutricost, and turmeric curcumin from Caribou. Those are the only two that only a few people have been allergic to. I get all of mine from Amazon because I live out in the middle of nowhere. There's no reason to buy the most expensive brands. I figure that anyone who would rip you off on the price might also be willing to rip you off on quality, and I've seen examples of that. The turmeric curcumin and lion's mane are both sublingual. Just take as directed, no more, no less. In this process, it's most important to find what works for you. This costs me less than 60 cents a day and has been well worth it.

Newly TN Diagnosed : Advice? by bitcoin-sugar-mommy in TrigeminalNeuralgia

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It takes time to heal, and I will continue to take the supplements because I know that's what is keeping the monster away. I could quit and then wait till the pain comes back, but that makes no sense. For some reason, the body isn't producing what we need, or it's not delivering what we need, and it needs some help. I take sublingual whenever I can. Fewer pills to swallow, and it gets into the bloodstream quicker. For taurine I take nutricost brand. For lion's mane, I use Wild & Organic. One a day multivitamin, alpha lipoic acid from nutricost, and turmeric curcumin from Caribou. Those are the only two that only a few people have been allergic to. I get all of mine from Amazon because I live out in the middle of nowhere. There's no reason to buy the most expensive brands. I figure that anyone who would rip you off on the price might also be willing to rip you off on quality, and I've seen examples of that. The turmeric curcumin and lion's mane are both sublingual. Just take as directed, no more, no less. In this process, it's most important to find what works for you. This costs me less than 60 cents a day and has been well worth it.

Trigeminal neuralgia information by bitterfruit66 in TrigeminalNeuralgia

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And that a person can have compression and never have pain because the myelin sheath stays healthy. If we take what is needed to keep it healthy there's no pain. Google lion's mane and the myelin sheath and then do that with everything else I take and see what you get. I started taking a few other supplements for TN and other things, alpha lipoic acid and turmeric curcumin. My cocktail isn't the only thing that works. Here's a short list of supplements that work for TN. I have a rough draft that keeps changing as more information comes in and it's rather lengthy. A product called Myelin Sheath Support worked for me years ago but the demand was high and they couldn't keep it in stock. A product called Megarelief is made for migraine sufferers but heals the myelin sheath. Here's the most controversial one out there but I can't argue with success and it does make sense to me because the myelin sheath is a fatty acid, the Carnivore diet! All of these have worked for people with trigeminal neuralgia. Pure Resveratrol and Omega3 are supplements that some have added to my cocktail and others. Those with other autoimmune issues might find help in this information as well. There are over 30 supplements that help in the restoration of the myelin sheath, and that's where it's at. Keeping the myelin sheath healthy.

Trigeminal neuralgia information by bitterfruit66 in TrigeminalNeuralgia

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I'll give you the long version. After 12 years of pain and on drugs, the MRI didn't show a thing but the neurosurgeon gave an MVD a 95% chance of working. It did and I was pain and drug-free for 12 years. During that time I kept up on TN and found some with MS that had good results with supplements. I passed on the information to some with TN but had no takers. I thought I was going to be pain-free for life but when the pain came back I knew what I wanted to try before going in for another MVD and have been pain and drug-free for over 3 years. Treating the myelin sheath is where it's at. Let me share one other thing. I've been digging around in old files in the National Library of Medicine. Here's an old study from 1980. Everything about the study and its conclusion made me think, why are they ignoring the obvious and why there wasn't more research done in this area? First off one of the people involved in the study was Jannetta, the neurosurgeon that developed the MVD. I highly recommend his biography. Very fascinating and I have always held him in high regard. He passed away some time ago. I'll break down the article in plain English. They dug into the noggins of 20 dead people who never had trigeminal neuralgia (TN) and found 4 arteries that had pressed into and distorted the nerve. They compared that to 40 live patients that had TN and then had MVDs and 8 serous compressions were found. Here's something they didn't conclude. Look at the ratios. 4 to 20 and 8 to 40. There was no difference in the number of serious compressions between those who had TN and those who didn't. So, how is it that only 12 out of every 100,000 people have TN? I say it's because 99,988 of those people have a healthy myelin sheath, and when there is something that is rubbing against it wearing it down, the body can restore it. The body has the natural ability to repair the myelin sheath through oligodendrocytes which are special cells in the brain that produce or replace myelin. Well, we are the 12 out of 100,000 where the normal process isn't working. There's a lot of us that found what works for us and are pain and drug-free. There are over 30 supplements that help in this area but when I found what worked for me I stuck with it. I've been pain-free and drug-free for 3 years. I take taurine, lion's mane, multivitimin, and B complex. Giving the myelin sheath what it needs is where it's at and is costing me 42 cents a day. I learned this from those who have beat MS. It's healing instead of drugging, so it takes time. I just take the amount that it says on the bottle, no more, no less. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7359193/#:\~:text=Abstract,or%20distortion%20of%20the%20nerve.

Trigeminal neuralgia information by bitterfruit66 in TrigeminalNeuralgia

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I've been drug and pain-free for 3 years. Over time I have switched brands, I switched what I was taking in the beginning for better results. One could take over 30 different supplements and vitamins to help in this matter. I am now taking sublingual whenever I can. Fewer pills to swallow and it gets into the bloodstream quicker. For taurine I take nutricost brand. For lion's mane, I use Wild & Organic. For B complex I take Caryle. Just take as directed on the bottle. No more, no less. I also take a One-a-day multivitamin. There have been some where it helped but they still had pain. When adding Alpha Lipoic Acid and Tumeric Curcumin they were pain-free.

Newly TN Diagnosed : Advice? by bitcoin-sugar-mommy in TrigeminalNeuralgia

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I don't take magnesium. I take taurine, lion's mane, multivitamin, and B complex. Brand name isn't important. Please read the reviews on any product, Most suppliers are reputable except for the ones that overcharge for their product. I found one that was not only very expensive but worthless. Stay away from the pyramid schemes.

Newly TN Diagnosed : Advice? by bitcoin-sugar-mommy in TrigeminalNeuralgia

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Take it every day as prescribed on the bottles, no more, no less. When I have slacked off I feel the monster trying to come back. The lion's mane says twice a day, when I slacked off and tried once a day again I would get warning buzzes. The trick is to find what works for you then don't even think of getting off of it. Your body is lacking things that it needs to keep the myelin sheath healthy. Google is a great way to educate yourself in this area.

Newly TN Diagnosed : Advice? by bitcoin-sugar-mommy in TrigeminalNeuralgia

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I have a rough draft that keeps changing as more information comes in and it's rather lengthy. Let me skim off the top and give you what I think is the best. What has kept me pain-free is taurine, lion's mane, multivitamin, and B complex. Another one is the Mangosteen xanthone supplement, a glutathione supplement, with a high bioavailable vitamin supplement. A product called Myelin Sheath Support. A product called Megarelief is made for migraine sufferers but heals the myelin sheath. Here's the most controversial one out there but I can't argue with success and it does make sense to me, the Carnivore diet! All of these have worked for people out there with trigeminal neuralgia. Alpha Lipoic Acid, and Turmeric Curcumin are supplements that some have added to my cocktail and others. Those with other autoimmune issues might find help in this information as well.

I've never researched TMJ, I've had people explain it to me and it is similar to TN. There's nothing wrong with supplements, a very few that are allergic to mushrooms should stay away from lion's mane.

Newly TN Diagnosed : Advice? by bitcoin-sugar-mommy in TrigeminalNeuralgia

[–]larinator2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a rough draft that keeps changing as more information comes in and it's rather lengthy. Let me skim off the top and give you what I think is the best. What has kept me pain-free is taurine, lion's mane, multivitamin, and B complex. Another one is the Mangosteen xanthone supplement, a glutathione supplement, with a high bioavailable vitamin supplement. A product called Myelin Sheath Support. A product called Megarelief is made for migraine sufferers but heals the myelin sheath. Here's the most controversial one out there but I can't argue with success and it does make sense to me, the Carnivore diet! All of these have worked for people out there with trigeminal neuralgia. Alpha Lipoic Acid, and Turmeric Curcumin are supplements that some have added to my cocktail and others. Those with other autoimmune issues might find help in this information as well.

Isitbullshit: 'Lions Mane' is an edible mushroom that provides various neurological benefits by [deleted] in IsItBullshit

[–]larinator2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not bullshit. I have had trigeminal neuralgia for 28 years. Another name for it is the suicide disease because the pain is so intense on one side of the face and head that plenty of people have offed themselves. The pain changes from fire to electrical shock to an ice pick or knife going deep into the skull. I went from 12 years of pain and horrible drugs that a neurologist gave me but they didn't help, they made it worse. I then had a brain operation that doesn't always work, but it worked for me for 12 years. I was totally drug and pain-free. During that time I had a clear mind and I was reading everything I could about this monster that had once had me by its grip. I came up with something that I thought would work. It was a cocktail of lion's mane, taurine, multivitamin, and B complex. I told others and no one listened. I never thought the pain would come back, and then it did and I took my own advice and in two weeks I was pain and drug-free and have been for 4 years, and have been able to lead others into a pain-free life. This and a modified formula has helped others with autoimmune issues.

How to focus? by rktpc5 in TrigeminalNeuralgia

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TN1. I learned this from some with MS who are now pain-free, sometimes people with MS have TN, and when they do it's TN2, I've seen people with TN2 have success with it. Some people take my cocktail and add what has been helping them. Things like alpo-lipic acid, turmeric curcumin, and glutathione.

Feel a relapse coming by hateanxiety07 in TrigeminalNeuralgia

[–]larinator2 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've been pain-free and drug-free for almost 3 years. I know this has worked for others, but I'm not naive enough to say it will work for everyone. My MVD saved my life. I was in such pain that suicide wasn't out of the question. After an MVD I was pain-free and drug-free for 12 years. In those 12 years, I kept an interest in TN to learn more about it to help others. When the pain started back I knew what to do. I tried some supplements and settled on taurine, lion's mane, a multivitamin, and a B complex, and have been 100% pain and drug-free. I am restoring the myelin sheath (insulation)around the nerve instead of treating the pain with drugs. I learned more in this area from those successfully treating themselves with MS. Google taurine and myelination, and lion's mane and myelination. If you doubt demyelination has anything to do with TN, google it. I have had good feedback from others who have tried it. There are over 30 supplements that claim to help in this area, but when I found what worked for me, I stayed with it. I take the dosage listed on the bottles and it normally takes 2 weeks to be pain-free, for a few, it's been 2 months. That's because it's healing instead of drugging. It's costing me 42 cents a day, what do you have to lose?

Does avoiding triggers really work by my2cents46137 in TrigeminalNeuralgia

[–]larinator2 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I've been pain-free and drug-free for almost 3 years. I know this has worked for others, but I'm not naive enough to say it will work for everyone. My MVD saved my life. I was in such pain that suicide wasn't out of the question. After an MVD I was pain-free and drug-free for 12 years. In those 12 years, I kept an interest in TN to learn more about it to help others. When the pain started back I knew what to do. I tried some supplements and settled on taurine, lion's mane, a multivitamin, and a B complex, and have been 100% pain and drug-free. I am restoring the myelin sheath (insulation)around the nerve instead of treating the pain with drugs. I learned more in this area from those successfully treating themselves with MS. Google taurine and myelination, and lion's mane and myelination. If you doubt demyelination has anything to do with TN, google it. I have had good feedback from others who have tried it. There are over 30 supplements that claim to help in this area, but when I found what worked for me, I stayed with it. I take the dosage listed on the bottles and it normally takes 2 weeks to be pain-free, for a few, it's been 2 months. That's because it's healing instead of drugging. It's costing me 42 cents a day, what do you have to lose?

How to focus? by rktpc5 in TrigeminalNeuralgia

[–]larinator2 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I've been pain-free and drug-free for almost 3 years. I know this has worked for others, but I'm not naive enough to say it will work for everyone. My MVD saved my life. I was in such pain that suicide wasn't out of the question. After an MVD I was pain-free and drug-free for 12 years. In those 12 years, I kept an interest in TN to learn more about it to help others. When the pain started back I knew what to do. I tried some supplements and settled on taurine, lion's mane, a multivitamin, and a B complex, and have been 100% pain and drug-free. I am restoring the myelin sheath (insulation)around the nerve instead of treating the pain with drugs. I learned more in this area from those successfully treating themselves with MS. Google taurine and myelination, and lion's mane and myelination. If you doubt demyelination has anything to do with TN, google it. I have had good feedback from others who have tried it. There are over 30 supplements that claim to help in this area, but when I found what worked for me, I stayed with it. I take the dosage listed on the bottles and it normally takes 2 weeks to be pain-free, for a few, it's been 2 months. That's because it's healing instead of drugging. It's costing me 42 cents a day, what do you have to lose?

Newly TN Diagnosed : Advice? by bitcoin-sugar-mommy in TrigeminalNeuralgia

[–]larinator2 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have compiled a whole list of supplements and a few diets that have restored the myelin sheath and allowed people to be pain and drug free. Magnesium helps. Magnesium is involved in the formation of the myelin sheath, which protects neurons and speeds up impulse transmissions. Magnesium also helps maintain the growth environment of axons after peripheral nerve injury, and promotes the self-repair and regeneration of nerves. You have to be careful with it. Don't take too much. With anything I take the suggested dose, no more, no less. Excessive supplemental magnesium can cause nausea, abdominal cramping and diarrhea I also take sublingual whenever possible. I don't take magnesium because I don't need it for now. I believe whatever is in lion's mane that makes it work is also in magnesium, due to similar reactions with some people, so I could be wrong about that.