You responded to an old thread. I would contact the doctor who prescribed the medication and let him know you are having problems.
My doctor ask if I had had chicken pox or bells palsy and I had so he is saying it is the chicken pox virus causing this problem. I have pain in ear and also went to ear,nose and thourt doctor. I now see a neurologist and he gave me oxicarbazipine which has made me gain weight and have gas, bloating and intestinal pain. Took me off and gave me protriptyline, now I feel crazy, weak, do not want to eat and it has only been one week. I don"t know what to do now.
Hi, possibly it is neuralgia, in conditions like trigeminal neuralgia similar kind of symptoms are seen. Do consult neurologist for investigations. Trigeminal neuralgia is a disorder affecting the areas of the face where the trigeminal nerve's branches are distributed, including the lips, eyes, nose, scalp, forehead, and upper and lower jaws. Often caused by an artery that compresses the nerve, the condition can bring about stabbing, mind-numbing, electric shock-like pain from just a light wind or a finger's glance of the cheek.
Medications like carbamazepine, gabapentin, amitryptline etc are usually prescribed for this condition. Please visit website for more information http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigeminal_neuralgia