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Mike you are right! Even that burning iching feeling around the nostril is almost gone. Hey I can even touch that area but I use caution.The TN pain finally ( I pray! ) left me yesterday. I spoke to...

I continue to have the TN pain when I touch the same area. I am lucky it is not the severe pain most people have.

I had some shocking TN pain a few times last week .Saturday and Sunday the pain was more intense.They we just for one second each rather than for a long period of time. Today I went to my NUCCA...

I just got back from a mini vacation up north to Lake Erie and nw New York. It was cold and rainy the whole time. Now it seems that more TN pain has come back to the right side of my nostril. Maybe...

Today again just touching the right side of my nostril area I got a shock. I increased my tripletal today to 150 mg twice a day without calling my neurologist. This was the dose I was taking when I...

My neurologist just called me this afternoon. She told me to go back on to the previous combo of meds that prevented the TN pain. I conclude that cymbalta(60 mg per day) does not work for me. I will...

When I touched the area where my right nostril meets my stache I got a slight pain this morning.

I continue to have no pain. Still taking 60 mg of cymbalta and 75 mg of trileptal twice a day. This wed I cut back  to 75 mg of trileptal once a day. I am seeing the NUCCA chiropractor once every...

Wednesday and I have one more week to take 75 mg of trilepal in the AM and PM. Still on 60 mg of cymbalta in the evening. The only problem I am having for the last two weeks are high blood sugar...

Cross my fingers I am still pain free. Seeing the Upper Cervical Chiropratic which I feel helps a lot with TN. I am still on 75 mg of trileptal twice a day and 60 mg of cymbalta in the evening. Next...

Today I visited my neurologist. For the past few days,  I noticed that I have been dizzy after exiting my car . I actually feel like I am going to faint for a minute or so. I feel that it must be...

After taking the Cymbalta last night instead of this morning I do feel less dizzy.

I will be taking the cymbalta at night for the first time today. I just cant take the dizzy feeling and I feel it is not safe to drive a car feeling so dizzy. Thanks Mike for the suggestion.Tonight I...

Last wednesday I went to my primary care doctor and got my recent CBC back. Everything on the blood report is normal. The recent meds I am using are not affecting my health. I feel the that 90 mg...

Starting last Saturday night August 18 I went back on my full does of Trileptal of 150 mg at night and 75 mg in daytime. Two more weeks to go to see if the higher dose of Cymbalta 90mg works.