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Hi! My husband was diagnosed TN and put on carbamazepine. The neurologist told him he could...
first line of drugs for Trigeminal Nueralgia ... They thought it was Trigeminal Nueralgia ... do some more research there is also occipital ... Nueralgia.
After a head injury 9 neurologists and forty years of facial pain, having five teeth pulled,...
and injury to both Trigeminal and occipital ... symptoms but no one recognized either neuralgia
Discussion: wrong diagnosis
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Mar 11 10:49am
Marylynn... I see you stated that you had Botox AND an ablation.. I am still suffering....
I have both occipital nerve pain when ... and face and jaw pain, so trigeminal neuralgia ... want to try it for the trigeminal neuralgia
Support Group: Brain & Nervous System
Posted: Jun 26, 2022
Hi I am certain your pain is from an inflamed /compressed Occipital nerve and not Trigeminal...
pain is from an inflamed /compressed Occipital ... nerve and not Trigeminal Neuralgia ... scalp there are a bones called the occipital ... are attached to the condyles and the occipital ... between Cervical vertebrate and the Occipital
Support Group: Chronic Pain
Posted: Apr 18, 2018
The left side of my face is numb. I had an MRI to check for acoustic...
Trigeminal neuralgia was suggested but ... I had an occipital nerve block that
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: May 29, 2023
Hi all - I wanted to share my happenings as they pertain to this discussion about...
issues...I began with cervical and occipital ... the Dr immediately diagnosed me with Occipital ... Neualgia. ... Then right and left occipital nerve
Support Group: Neuropathy
Posted: Sep 17, 2020
Hello @champton (and all migraine/occipital sufferers) - Thank you, @champton, for reaching out and sharing your...
Hello @champton (and all migraine/occipital ... sharing your health journey with chronic occipital ... among other diagnoses like neuropathy, neuralgias
Support Group: Brain & Nervous System
Posted: Feb 28, 2023
I believe botox is injected where steroid injections are done, near the occipital nerves. Here’s a...
steroid injections are done, near the occipital ... 20medication%20therapy,option%20for%20occipital ... %20neuralgia%20pain.