Trigeminal Neuralgia
"Was diagnosed in January with TN, although I thought that&#039;s what I had.  My dad &amp; his sister had TN as well.  Started on a low dose of carbamazepine, 200mg a day &amp; naively I thought this would make the pain disappear.  No it did not.  They gradually increased dose to 300mg three times a day &amp; this worked for approx 8 weeks.  I thought I had found the dosage that would work for me &amp; I would be pain free forever, but no the pain returned last week &amp; it was excruciating, could hardly eat anything.  I increased my dose to 400mg in the morning, 300mg in the afternoon &amp; 400mg at night &amp; gradually the pain has disappeared.  Spoke to doctor today &amp; I can increase dosage to 1600mg if needed &amp; she will prescribe slow acting carbamazepine as well."