What is trigeminal neuralgia?

Trigeminal neuralgia is a facial pain syndrome due to a disorder of the 5th cranial nerve. It is characterized by some combination of sharp, stabbing, intense facial pain.

How do members experience trigeminal neuralgia?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with trigeminal neuralgia*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for trigeminal neuralgia*

*Data from patients with trigeminal neuralgia, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with trigeminal neuralgia*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Tegretol)
Perceived effectiveness
for trigeminal neuralgia (2 evaluations)
Side effects
acne dizziness 5 more
Total evaluations
2
Tried for
trigeminal neuralgia (8)
Treatment

(Mylan-Baclofen)
Perceived effectiveness
for trigeminal neuralgia (1 evaluation)
Side effects
constipation
Total evaluations
1
Tried for
trigeminal neuralgia (3)

*Data from patients with trigeminal neuralgia, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has trigeminal neuralgia on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 17
30s 95
40s 220
50s 341
60s 308
70+ 166

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 173
Female 975