Which are the symptoms of Trigeminal Neuralgia?

I would like to get of cold weather and a cool breeze and cold weather

3/17/17 by Debbie K 1050

Agonising, striking pain.

3/17/17 by Lee 1000

Stabbing pain in the face and too walk around with a toothache that never seem to go.

3/17/17 by Tanja-Marie 1340

Pain

3/20/17 by Joyce Parton 1000

The electrical shocks primarily associated with TN1, but also occur with TN2, are the most painful, but last a split of a second. The less painful, yet more chronic pain that occurs more often in patients with TN2, is a fiery pain, deep in the face. This pain seems to be the most difficult to treat and more resistant to medication.

3/21/17 by Sandy 1052

The pain I get around my eye

3/21/17 by Hema 1000

Lack of knowledge of the disease and how to treat it. Learn whether you have typical or atypical trigeminal neuralgia and how you can learn to pace your life around those symptoms the best way you can for your circumstances.

3/21/17 by Heidi 1000

Extreme facial pain in response to a range of stimuli - from light wind and loud noises to brushing your teeth or someone stroking your cheek

3/22/17 by Denise 350

The sharp shooting electrical burning pains that shoot right Through your face and hurt so bad it brings you down to the ground

5/24/17 by Nancy 2250

The stabbing pain is bad but for me personally it's the psychological effect the condition has on me that is the worst. When I'm feeling pain it causes me to feel depressed and in turn not take the proper steps to attempt to feel better, and in turn wallow even more in self pity. I know not everyone will feel these emotions, but they are normal, and you are NOT alone!

5/28/17 by Miranda 690

Chronic facial pain. Severe pain with nausea.

5/29/17 by Julie Nelson 700

The most limiting symptoms of TN are excruciating facial pain that seriously reduces a person's quality of life and depression as a result of suffering severe pain, which, in the case of type 2 TN, can be constant. Other symptoms are related to the anticonvulsants prescribed for TN and the often rather unpleasant side effects of the medications. TN is often comorbid with depression and anxiety. The main goals in the treatment of TN are to get rid of the facial pain and to manage any constant pain, which occurs in the type 2 variant.

6/11/17 by Margo 3125

Unremitting and intense neuralgia (nerve pain) in lancing bursts.

6/14/17 by John 900

Extreme pain Electric shock Pain stabs Crawling sensation Pulsating

6/18/17 by Ria 300

Extreme facial pain, sensitivity to temperatures and touch, pain in teeth on affected side, electric shock sensation in face

7/29/17 by Brandy 350

I have atypical TN which means the pain never stops. TN1 and 2 comes in comes and goes My pain is the worst toward my ear. The throbbing and stabbing and stocks are unbearable.

7/29/17 by Jltaylor21 820

Acutely: the excruciating pain, of course In retrospect: setting back my professional nursing career by 10 years and thereby losing my ability to support myself financially, to advance in my career, and losing my sense of self and integrity.

7/29/17 by Christina 1100

Shock like pain in the jaw,ear and eye

7/30/17 by Poison Yvy 2015

This varies per person as well as if they have type 1 or 2 (the constant pain or shocks). Since it can also be bilateral it depends on the branches affected yet this easy- fear. Fear is the worst symptom. Since the most intense flare ups are episodic and stimulated by almost every aspect of living it's living in a constant state of fear. The shocks that come in these back to back intense episodes makes kidney stones and child birth seem like a hang nail. This disease can take your life. If you let it. "the suicide disease." Everyone newly diagnosed will hear that. The reality is that this disease does take ones life. It is a new normal. Wind will hurt. Brushing your teeth will hurt. Snow will hurt. Noise will hurt. Touch, kissing are not in this new life. Not today if those are your triggers. Pain is naturally considered the 'worst symptom' but that is simply not accurate. It's the state of fear knowing that anything could cause a flare. Or that nothing could. That it just hits and seems like it will never end. Lack of understanding from friends, coworkers, doctors is a pretty terrible part of it. Bad advice about 'migraine medicine' will come. That must be a new normal. Pain, fear, anxiety and developing and entirely new reality are the realistic worst symptoms of this disease. Find your triggers as fast as you can so not every single aspect of your life is taken. The thing about this disease is if the diagnosis is new it's not time to worry about what if a new trigger occurs. It's not time to worry about what it it gets worse. If in remission it's not time to worry about the next flare up. This disease will let you be lazy. It will do the work for you and it's own time. It will show up and do it's job whenever it wants. You do not have to be paralyzed by fear about what's next because the only way to not give your life to it is to stay in the now. It's cheesy but true. If the now is a level 10 flare up it's not time to focus on when it stops. It's time to learn tools. The pain is Hell. That is reality. If you are reading this because you just got diagnosed then take a moment and applaud yourself. You are actually handling the worst pain known to man. Doesn't matter how. You are. From one TN warrior to another- looking at the "what ifs" makes it "the suicide disease." The pain isn't avoidable. Your triggers may not be. The fear is a choice every single day we can choose to live in or not. TN doesn't give us many choices but the ability to respond to any situation is a choice we all have that not even TN can take.

7/30/17 by Julia 500

Facial pain, depression, suicidal thoughts and medicine side effects.

8/6/17 by Michelle 2050

Headaches to hot brain.

9/8/17 by Zuzana C.V. 300

Electric shocks and burning

10/3/17 by Korine 1200

Intermittent lighting bolts or electric shock type of pain in the affected area of the face. It can also cause numbness and tingling. Constant burning pain is common in Atypical Neuralgia with the electric shock pains less common.

11/23/17 by Carol 800

Facial pains coming from the Trigeminal nerve that can be extremely painful . Flares of pain that's make the wince in pain. Gauring behaviour wearing hats scarves jolting pain elevated bp.

2/4/18 by James 2500

I have type 1 and type 2 trigeminal neuralgia. They each have their own drawbacks. Type 2 frustrates me at times because the constant pain levels can tend to wear my patience thin. Type 1 of course is the super painful spikes of pain that there is no preparing yourself for, and when they come on it interrupts your life completely

2/23/18 by Alicia 2600

Facial pain, that can be aching or shooting/electric shock in natural, usually affecting one side of the face/head.

4/21/18 by Rennierich 400

TN can occur as a result of aging, multiple sclerosis or a similar disorder that damages the myelin sheath protecting certain nerves. A tumor, or shingles on the face/ear. Dental procedures. Symptoms can be pain, tingling or burning in the mouth, face, ear, often triggered by chewing, brushing teeth, wind or cold on affected area. Muscle spasms.

5/18/18 by Jackie 1800

Shooting, stabbing/lancinating, and searing pains on one side of the face—often the right side. Can last a few seconds up to two minutes on average. Can occur as a single shock or come in multiple waves. Usually strikes without warning. Sometimes will be telegraphed by a pain or bussing in the brow line. The pain is indescribable, but it is known to be the worst that a human being can have. That is the symptom that is limiting, even debilitating.

2/12/20 by Eric 2550

Excruciating agony usually on rhs of face & head. Can't talk or discuss anything but may be able to ask for Paracetamol or other otc painkiller or coffee. Liable to scream, cry, screw their eyes up, walk around while clutching head with no regard for or to safety so would need someone to keep an eye on them so they won't walk out on a road with no concern for traffic etc., liable to kick or throw obstacles out of the way, headbutt a wall or use a heavy device to hit the head, use the full dictionary of words others think are rude &/or crude. runny or blocked nose, agony in areas in the mouth including teeth, curl up in a fetus position while holding head. Remove the agony as other conditions are directly linked.

10/7/21 by Tim 400

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the pain and discomfort that occurs

3/3/17 by Ignacio. Translated

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Pain and side effects of medications

9/17/17 by Teresa. Translated