trigeminal neuralgia
"My shocks lasted 1-2 seconds,50 times a day..level 4 to 10.I could handle that. a little over a week ago I experienced the most painful shock/stab that was off the charts. It hit me on my right side, my lip gum, nose, nasal passage and spread out into my cheek. It kept striking me and got worse and worse. It left me the same way it came. It lasted about 5 minutes. I started taking the carbamazepine that afternoon. 100 mgX 3 a day. No strikes after 2 doses. I regret telling everyone how wonderful it was working. The last 2 few days I've had 1 small shock a day, I've started to feel pain in my nasal passage. I got a shock this evening about 7. I'm worried the meds going to stop working. I'll add another 100mg at bedtime if need be.I'm scared!"