Any sufferers of facial neuralgia here?

[*oh*no*i*just*wet*my*espadrilles*]

I've had facial neuralgia once before some years ago, and it lasted a week or so from memory, but this bout is worse. 

The whole of the right side of my face / neck is on fire, with even the lightest touch of my skin causing discomfort, and this radiates into my neck.  Thankfully I'm not getting the intermittent 'electric shock' shooting pain sensations as well (I did last time, though back then, I only had painful skin from my ear down to my jaw)

I'm not planning on going to the doctors just yet, as the neuralgia could subside again in a week or so, but I wondered if there are any others here who had suffered from the same complaint, and could pass on any info to help relieve the symptoms.

Many thanks 🙂

[*oh*no*i*just*wet*my*espadrilles*]

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@saasher2012 wrote:
How did you get on at the GPs? I'm sure we are all dying to know.

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Hi

The doctor has prescribed gabapentin for neuralgia (100mg to start with, which I can increase to 300mg a day in the future)  At first, he was keen to put me on amytriptaline which I refused.

I did ask about shingles, especially as there is a rare no-rash virus type.  He just said that a rash could still occur as it's early days (which didn't inspire confidence - as posters have already said, you need meds early not late for them to succeed)

He did say these tablets will make me drowsy and that I mustn't drive.  I've read on some forums about people falling over and hurting themselves through being totally spaced out on them, so I'm going to take it easy dosage wise.  I feel a bit better today, so I'll see how I feel and start them tomorrow. 

Many thanks for remembering me x

[ilove2patch]

I hope the Gabapentin works & that it isn't shingles. Don't be a stranger, keep posting.

[rose2008-2008]

Feel Better soon,,hope the medication helps.