Sometimes I put a pencil between my teeth gently as to keep my mouth relaxed and from getting too tense from the pain, this may help you if you have a lot of jaw/ear pain.

Thanks I will try that. I developed a severe overbite from a dentist who filed down some teeth. Then whe I had a restoration and much out of pocket money,I still have an overbite. I guess the dentist thoughts were I would wear a nihtguard,whichwas very painful. I had not been Dx'd with TN then as I have the Atypical with constant aching in jaw,dentis thought was TMJ. He thought I was just complaining.
Well, now I know why the biteguards were so painful. And I did wear them as the dentist said I needed to so things would get better. But after tolerated them for years,I just couldn'tt anymore and then got the TN DX. I could just punch them in the nose.
Well I still have an overbit that aggravates things,but now retired paying for 30k or 40k to fix seems overwhelming. I already did the 30k .,which at the time was hard financially,but I managed to get it paid.
I do have the probelm constantly and my mouth is tense all the time,I guess from the constant pain. It's hard to keep your jaw muscles relaxes when it hurts.utimately it cause more pain. Thanks for the tip

Interesting about the predisone precribed. I had thought of that as I have had TN for 10 years before DX'd. i was being treated for TMJ. But I feel i do have much inflamation from all those years of trying to wear biteguards and with TN you don't want anything in your mouth .

Do you have inflamation or was this just to help you feel better with the pain. Be careful with the predisone.it is a powerful drug and make sure you keep your potassium levels up. A banana a day should do. But It can cause some real bad things that doctors take lightly when they precribe that.
I took it once and my level dropped and had to go to Er.I was feeling real bad and had apanic attack(another side affect) and my electrolytes where out of balance. ER's see a lot of that.
I hope the meds work for you without awful side affects,I try to take neurotin,but cause severe balance problems. I walk like someone with Parkinson. If I lean one way.that's the way I go.sometimes IT's funny,but also annoying.

Dear pitmum,
So very sorry that you have TN. It is a real bummer, for sure. I take tegretol for mine. I've done so since diagnosed two years ago.
I've not had any success at all with home remedies. Heat, in fact, with a heating pad makes it alot worse. Warm and cold cloths do nothing for me. Oh, I forgot that a hot shower DOES SEEM TO HELP.
For bad attacks, Finegan(sp?) works well, only because it puts me to sleep. When I wake up, it's over.
There have been lots of home remedies posted around here, and I know some people swear by them. I hope people write in, and share, and that they work for you.
Sincerely,
Dulcinea2

P.S. I have heard that peppermint makes things worse, and to stay away from it.

Hi and thanks for the replies!
I went to the neurologist last Wednesday and he upped my dosage of Neurontin to two 300mg pills three times a day. And it has worked surprisingly well. The pain is still there but it is no where as bad as it was. Before it felt like razor blades being sliced into my face...now it feels as if I had dental work and the Novocaine is wearing off.
I am having some minor side effects from the Neurontin but I can handle it.
I've had some help with peppermint...and I eat the peppermint candy a lot during the day....lol