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ATYPICAL facial neuralgia - Can you help ?

Hi from France,

I felt on your Web site skimming over Google and found it very interesting about ATYPICAL facial neuralgie, which is more difficult to treat than 'vascular' TN.

I'm French, 57 years old and have been enduring 'ATYPICAL' facial neuralgia for 20 years, after dental and gum surgery due to a deep dental infection (the surgeon failed me, I'm sure because I had nothing before).

Symptoms: awful relentless & burning pain at the junction of gum and internal ckeek, cheek tics, dental phantom disorder on the nerve V2 right side 'only'.

Unfortunately, the pain was some days so intense that I lost sleep over, felled into depression and it turned out to ruin my Dipl. Engineer carrier.

I'm followed by the top Pain Research and Treatment Center of Strasbourg, who sent me to Hospital 'Lariboisière' Paris 2 years ago, the top of France in terms of TN for a face anesthesis test. Unfortunately the test didn't succeed, so they feared to do something that could make my situation worse, due to the 'atypical' kind of the affection.

I tried all kind of medics:
TEGRETOL: no effect.
LIORESAL: no effect.
NEURONTIN: first worked for 3 weeks, but afterwards the doses were so high that the side effects were impossible to manage.
LAMICTAL: little relief but same side effects as NEURONTIN.
Recently, a new medic called RINUTEK: no actual relief, immediate awkward side effect, memory losses, un-decision status of mind, ...
And, of course, anti-depressors which didn't work better.

I even had to meet a Psychiatrist (no help, my problem is only pain, no mind trouble).

I'm a little relieved with TOPALGIC 3 * 50mg / day (chlorhydrate of tramadol, just before opioids), RIVOTRIL (clonazepam) 3 * 10 drops / day and LAROXYL (amitriptyline) also 3 * 10 drops / day.

Is my case desperate ?
Do you know any better medic I could try ?
If you've got any advice that could make my live better, please let me know.

Thanks in advance.

JMR
 
  szweig on 2006-11-10
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kuldeep last decade
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places like elevators (lifts). NEV
(5) I often find myself walking fast, even when there is no reason to hurry. OFT
(6) Sometimes I have strong impulses to do strange or dangerous things but I do not
act on them. NEV
(7) I feel more comfortable in cold, fresh air. OCC
(8) I have bloating or diarrhea. NEV
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(10) I am fussy about cleanliness. OFT
(11) When I feel anxious I pace about the room, especially at night, sometimes to the
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(12) I am a terrible worrier about small things. NEV
(13) I generally do not have much appetite, but I like to sip warm drinks frequently. RAR
(14) I often cannot sleep at night, or I wake up with anxiety. ALW
(15) I am worse when it is cold and better when it is hot. ALW
(16) I have dry, flaky skin. NEV
(17) I have suffered from depression my whole life. OCC
(18) I have considered suicide. NEV
(19) I feel I have to do something important with my life. OFT
(20) Failure is my worst fear. OFT
(21) Music is soothing to me. NEV
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(25) I worry about what other people think of me. OCC
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(27) I work slowly, but I am reliable. RAR
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(30) As a child, I had a larger than average head. NEV
(31) I tend to put on weight easily. RAR
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(42) My voice is hoarser. NEV
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(48) I have had warts near the tip of my fingers or on my face. NEV
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(61) I can't stand to be overheated. OFT
(62) I feel bad after waking up, either from a short or long sleep. OCC
(63) I blush easily. NEV
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(67) I have poor self-confidence. NEV
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(96) I tend to overindulge in food, drink, or sex. RAR
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szweig last decade
Dear szweig,

I have gone through your answers.I suggest that you take just one dose of Medorrhinum 1M and report after 1 month.One dose is 2 small globues or 1 pellet(tablet) or 2 drops.It depends upon in what form you are able to find the medicine.

All the best.

Rajiv
 
rajivprasad last decade
Thanks Rajiv, this case needed a serious attention so I requested your help.
 
kuldeep last decade
Good Rajiv

People are recognising that cases needing serious attention will get benefit only through 'proper' homeopathy.

Murthy
 
gavinimurthy last decade
Thanks.

Dear szweig,

Another important thing is that homeopathy works a bit differently.There may be an initial aggravation of your symptoms.You should not panic as it would subside on its own after some time.The improvement lasts for a much much longer time than the initial aggravation.Another thing you may notice is that your old symptoms may start to come back one by one.But they will go away on their own and you should not try to trat these symptoms through the medicines that you had taken in the past to suppress them.Homeopathy brings the suppressed and hidden symptoms back to the surface and then cures it.

Also, do not eat or drink anything for half an hour before and after taking the medicine.Avoid the painkillers and allopathic medicines that you are currently taking to manage the pain, for a faster cure.Do not drink coffee. Strong smelling things like camphor fumes, mint, menthol etc. should also be avoided as they antidote the remedy.

All the best.

Rajiv
 
rajivprasad last decade
Dear Rajiv, dear Murthy,

Thanks for your attention to my disorder and for your fast advices.

As recommended, I'll try trickily Medorrhinum 1M for one month and report afterwards.

I think I can find it at Laboratoires Boiron, on the net.

Best regards.

szweig
 
szweig last decade
I said to take one dose only, which is enough for a month.I did not mean that take one dose every day for a month.I hope that is clear.Take one dose only.Then don't take any medicine for next one month and then report.

Rajiv
 
rajivprasad last decade
It presumed it was so because of the strong potency 1M.

I thank you one more time.

szweig
 
szweig last decade

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