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Does Anyone Here Suffer From Trigeminal Neuralgia And Does It Affect Your Depression?
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I have major depression and I just got over a rather bad episode and now my TN is just killing me. I am supposed to be taking gabapentin 300mg a day. I love the gabapentin because it does help but it takes three weeks to get into your system and it makes me so drowsy it drains me completely. Ive been taking it everyday like im supposed to the last four or five days but its just constant dull pain now. The ice pack helps a little bit but not much. Im just so bummed out and I dont know how to keep… read more

posted May 9, 2017
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A MyDepressionTeam Member

Sending Hugs And Prayers To You Both!

posted May 16, 2017
A MyDepressionTeam Member

@A MyDepressionTeam Member the only problem with that, when you are having the TN attacks they are so extreamly painful you cant do anything but cry and hold icepacks to your face. I do excersise when i can:)
@A MyDepressionTeam Member thank you

posted May 17, 2017

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