Trigeminal Neuralgia - Trigeminal Neuralgia Message Board

little_miss · 02-06-2005, 05:51 PM

I have just been diagnosed with trigeminal neuralgia first the doc just gave me pain killers co-codomol 200mg 2 every 6 hours these worked for about 2 weeks then stopped working now i am on 500mg of co-codomol 2 every 6 hours and also carbamazepine 100mg one in morning and one at night i still get pain usually at night but i was wondering if anyone knows how long a person can take pain killers and still be safe i really don't like taking pain killers all the time but with this i have to i have no other choice as i could not put up with the pain.

mbeltram · 02-07-2005, 10:55 AM

hi i am on pain meds and muscle relaxers also and sometimes i find that for me if i take alot of them they stop working because my body get use to them so i have to put up with the pain for a little while about 3or 4 days and then go back taking them. what scares me the most is that they can be habit forming . hope you have a great.mb

k9stylist · 03-25-2005, 09:44 PM

little miss,
My original dx was TN, neuro says it is Atypical Facial Pain. Anyway your dose of carbamazepine seems low. That was my starting dose and I am now up to 300mg 2xdaily,raised over a 1 month period. With this dosage I do not need the pain meds(which didn't help me). Still get some tingling, but that is much better than that awful pain that I had. Best wishes to you.

little_miss · 03-26-2005, 04:59 AM

Hi K9,
This was the first time I had pain like this so my doc has started me on a low dose which seems to have worked this time, i think the more often it returns the meds will have to go up as i have read that each time it comes back the pain is stronger and lasts longer anyway i am pain free just now thank god.

k9stylist · 03-28-2005, 09:46 AM

little miss,
I' am so happy for you! I hate taking this much med as it is giving me some dizzines and nausea. I hope this keeps it at bay for you. Best wishes for a pain free future. K9