Trigeminal Neuralgia Blog: Treatment Options What Can Help? Treatment options include different medications and procedures. The first step is using medications to treat trigeminal neuralgia. Carbamazepine is the medication that is most often used to treat the pain because it is known to be the most effective medication available for…
Trigeminal Neuralgia Blog: Diagnosing Trigeminal Neuralgia Physician Appointment A meeting with a doctor is needed to diagnose Trigeminal Neuralgia. The doctor may order scans, such as an MRI, to help in obtaining a correct diagnosis. Additionally, the doctor will typically perform a physical exam. Physical exams are often normal in…
Trigeminal Neuralgia Blog: Symptoms of Trigeminal Neuralgia What does Trigeminal Neuralgia Feel Like? Trigeminal Neuralgia patients experience extremely painful symptoms, including severe pain on one side of the face. Patients frequently describe this pain to be stabbing, burning, random or shocking. The pain lasts anywhere from seconds to minutes in…
Trigeminal Neuralgia Blog: What Causes Trigeminal Neuralgia? Neuralgia means nerve pain. This nerve pain can be caused by several different things. One possible reason for trigeminal neuralgia is a blood vessel, a small tube that carries blood from the heart, that is pushing on the trigeminal nerve. Over time,…
