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(Message started by: bris4006 on Apr 25^th, 2003, 10:57pm)

Title: CH v Trigeminal Neuralgia
Post by bris4006 on Apr 25^th, 2003, 10:57pm

I'm a new guy from Brisbane, Queensland in Australia. Have been a sufferer of "something" for about 5 years. Doctor diagnosed as trigeminal neuralgia, but I am starting to think that it maybe CH. What are the defining differences?

Title: Re: CH v Trigeminal Neuralgia
Post by andy on Apr 25^th, 2003, 11:58pm

What is the pain like? What kinds of meds do you take? And do they work for you? We need more info on your condidion. ............andy

Title: Re: CH v Trigeminal Neuralgia
Post by bris4006 on Apr 26^th, 2003, 12:09am

I am 47yo male. Episodes have always (for the past 5 years) come once a year (aug-sept) - last yr didn't have one at all - this yr it occured in April. They always last about 7-10days for about 1 hour - 2 hrs between 8.30 and 10.30 at night. Excrutiating stabbing pain behind right eye, right temple and upper jaw - like a bad tooth ache, weeping right eye, running right nostril. Doctor prescribed Tegretol (for T. Neuralgia) with no affect.

Title: Re: CH v Trigeminal Neuralgia
Post by andy on Apr 26^th, 2003, 12:20am

Sounds like CH to me. TN is very painful also but its not a stabbing pain. Its more of a shooting pain from your chin, lips or face towards your temple that lasts only a few seconds per attack. Take the cluster quiz on the buttons on the left of the page and use the search feature for TN to tell you more about it. Read, Read, and then read some more. Welcome Bro! Lots to learn here .........................andy

Title: Re: CH v Trigeminal Neuralgia
Post by Not4Hire on Apr 26^th, 2003, 2:06am

Hey, bris....check this out: (just click on the link)

http://www.maplefallswebdesign.com/misc/oxygen/oxygen.htm

Good Luck, hope it's NOT CH.....Steve(N4H)

Title: Re: CH v Trigeminal Neuralgia
Post by Mark C on Apr 27^th, 2003, 11:30pm

Look here (http://www.clusterheadaches.org/comparison_table.htm) and here. (http://www.clusterheadaches.org/library/general/ihs.htm)

Title: Re: CH v Trigeminal Neuralgia
Post by achinghead on Apr 28^th, 2003, 5:06am

tell your doc to visit this site or better yet.... print out some info from the site and take it to him and then tell him to visit.. You need the proper meds to fight this beast so do it soon!... GOOD LUCK TO YOU.. sounds like CH's to me.. sorry to say it