Hi,
Thank you so much for your feedback and thoughts. Much appreciated.
You are not keen on medication, so try this natural method and come back to report your progress on this thread(even after 9 months).It will help someone.
To to get relief from Tn trigeminal neuralgia naturally, the full pranayam exercises are described below.You can do this alongside any medication.
This works gradually, so allow time (3 months to 9 months) and concentrate fully on the breathing, with eyes closed. Keep a record of episodes and how you are feeling. This will show you a trend.Avoid cold drinks and drink warm water.
Build up your timing gradually.If you feel tired or dizzy, stop and resume after 1 minute.
Kapalbhati -(Do it before eating) Push air forcefully out through the nose about once per second. Stomach will itself go in(contract in). The breathing in(through the nose) will happen automatically. Establish a rhythm and do for 10 to 20 minutes twice a day. Not for pregnant women. Seriously ill people do it gently.
Anulom Vilom - Close your right nostril with thumb and deep breath-in through left nostril
then – close left nostril with two fingers and breath-out through right nostril
then -keeping the left nostril closed deep breath-in through right nostril
then - close your right nostril with thumb and breath-out through left nostril.
This is one cycle of anulom vilom.
Repeat this cycle for 15 to 30 minutes twice a day.
You can do this before breakfast/lunch/dinner or before bedtime or in bed.Remember to take deep breaths into the lungs.
Bhramri Pranayam -Close eyes. Close ears with thumb, index finger on forehead, and rest three fingers on base of nose touching eyes. Breathe in through nose. And now breathe out through nose while humming like a bee.
Duration : 5 to 21 times
After you are better, continue the pranayam once a day, to keep the Tn away.
I've had TN since December 2008 (47 years old). From my understanding, you can go into remission off and on. I understand your concerns about liver problems. My doctor does blood tests every 3 months.
There are at least five different procedures (surgeries) that can be done to stop the pain completely. However, none of these procedures come with a guarantee.
My doctor prefers I have the pain under control with medication so that the nerve does not become "sensitized" to shooting off abnormal pain. I had a Gamma Knife in April and am still waiting to see the results (it takes 4-6 months and sometimes longer to get to the final results with this procedure).
Everyone is different -- but you are still young -- if one of these procedures would work for you, you should research, find the best neurosurgeon in your area with lots of TN experience and have one of them done. In that way the medication would only be temporary and you'd have a chance at living without TN.
Best of luck in whatever you decide.