I have been having very sharp concentrated jabs of pain on the left side of my head (about two inches above the ear) for the past week or so.
It feels like it is inside my head (not on the surface of my head, I tried poking around and it doesn't trigger it). It comes and goes in waves, lasts about 3 second each time and has a pattern of bursts (I'll get about 7-10 in a row).
It is so powerful that I wince each time it happens. It is not a throbbing pain, or an ache, just a sharp, concentrated shooting sensation in what feels like my brain...
I thought it was related to chewing gum, but I stopped that and it continues. There appears to be no specific trigger - I can be sitting, standing or laying down, active or passive...
I called my MS Nurse who said what I am describing is typical ‘trigeminal neuralgia’. It is a common symptom in MS but easily managed with Gabapentin.
Has anyone else experienced something this?
It feels like it is inside my head (not on the surface of my head, I tried poking around and it doesn't trigger it). It comes and goes in waves, lasts about 3 second each time and has a pattern of bursts (I'll get about 7-10 in a row).
It is so powerful that I wince each time it happens. It is not a throbbing pain, or an ache, just a sharp, concentrated shooting sensation in what feels like my brain...
I thought it was related to chewing gum, but I stopped that and it continues. There appears to be no specific trigger - I can be sitting, standing or laying down, active or passive...
I called my MS Nurse who said what I am describing is typical ‘trigeminal neuralgia’. It is a common symptom in MS but easily managed with Gabapentin.
Has anyone else experienced something this?
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