Trigeminal neuralgic pain

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Asked for Female, 82 Years

My mother is 82 yrs old & is having nerve pain in the left side of face. We did a MRI scan & found the left superior cerebellar artery indenting the trigeminal nerve. She is now taking pregablin tabs morning & evening. However she still struggles to brush her teeth & gargle in the mornings.Also she feels nerve pulls while eating & drinking. The nerve pulls are instantaneous & last for a second and rattles here. Any ideas for reducing/managing this pain will be sincerely appreciated.

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Dr. Payal Pandya Neurosurgeon 1 yrs exp Mumbai · Accepted Answer

Dr. Payal Pandya

Neurosurgeon 1 yrs exp Mumbai

Trigeminal neuralgia pain are incapacitating Usually at 82 years surgery is high risk as far as age is a factor Tablet Oxetol 150 mg twice daily should help for sharp shorting pain

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This low dose oxetol tablet start taking with pregabalin

Health Tips

Need to check sodium every two weekly with this tablet as it may cause low sodium ( hyponatremia)

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