atypical facial pain

Posted By chris on April 29, 1998 at 22:32:26:







Through reading, I know I don't have trigeminal neuralgia, but one of my many symptoms sounds like "atypical facial pain".  My other varied symptoms have cleared up over the past several months, and I never had a diagnosis of anything.  My biggest problem is this facial pain.  It is constant, chronic, and is around my jawline and sometimes into my upper neck.  It isn't nearly as bad some days as others.  My questions are, what type of disorders typically involve facial pain as a symptom?  I am being evaluated both for MS and connective tissue disorders, with elevated antibodies, and no other lab findings.  THis facial pain was going on at the time of brain and spinal MRI, but nothing was found.  Antidepressants helped some, but made me way too sleepy.  Are there any other treatments for this?
Thank you.  Chris