In the Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice there is an article about this electric nerve stimulation. I am interested in knowing if anyone has had this treatment and what the outcome was.
I have had TN for 5 months due to facial shingles. I am on 2700 mg of neurontin and 20 mg of norttriptoline. I have both nerve pain and facial numbness. I have been seeing a chiropractor for 2 weeks without a positive outcome and tomorrow I start electric nerve stimulation tomorrow using my own tens machine. I will let you know the outcome.
I have been suffering with TN for 9 years and would be very interested in hearing the results of this nerve stimulation .
Thank you for sharing your story. I was diagnosed with trigeminal neuralgia in 2000 though I feel that I had symptoms for many years before that. I took Tegretol for many years until it became toxic in my system. Then had two microvascular decompressions spaced five years apart. I am currently on 450mg of Lyrica, but am having breakthrough pain.
I hope the nerve stimulation works for you. I am sorry you are suffering from facial shingles as well as TN. I am looking forward to hearing what happens with the electric nerve stimulation. Thanks again for your story.