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I don't have many questions, and no insights, but maybe someone has suggestions, or can relate??
I have hardly slept a wink in the past 6 weeks due to "Atypical Face Pains" [like Trigeminal Neuralgia].
Within 20 minutes of falling asleep I am jolted awake by these severe pains on the left side of my face. They come on sometimes when I am awake, but mostly after I fall asleep. I have tried to sleep in my recliner but it also happens there.
Sometimes I catch 3 or 4 hours, but usually just the 20 minutes.
I am getting paranoid, confused, stressed, and just plain mental. I startle easily now.
I see the Neurologist after I get all my tests done, but I don't see any resolution in the near future.
I am AFRAID of taking sleeping pills because these pains are so severe that they would wake me up from a coma, and so I would just be more zombiefied if I take sleeping pills, right? Or, that maybe I would sleep longer and that might make the pains worse before I wake up.
Any ideas?
I have hardly slept a wink in the past 6 weeks due to "Atypical Face Pains" [like Trigeminal Neuralgia].
Within 20 minutes of falling asleep I am jolted awake by these severe pains on the left side of my face. They come on sometimes when I am awake, but mostly after I fall asleep. I have tried to sleep in my recliner but it also happens there.
Sometimes I catch 3 or 4 hours, but usually just the 20 minutes.
I am getting paranoid, confused, stressed, and just plain mental. I startle easily now.
I see the Neurologist after I get all my tests done, but I don't see any resolution in the near future.
I am AFRAID of taking sleeping pills because these pains are so severe that they would wake me up from a coma, and so I would just be more zombiefied if I take sleeping pills, right? Or, that maybe I would sleep longer and that might make the pains worse before I wake up.
Any ideas?