A member asked:

Is it poss that trigeminal neuralgia might go away on its own.feel that its ruined my life.is it poss that gabapentin may stop working at some point.

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TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA: It last for a long time with sometimes facial disfiguration aside from the constant pain. Gabapentin , vitamin B12 injections help shorten duration. I have seen only 2 cases

Answered 6/4/2015

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Dr. Shon Cook answered

Sometimes: Sometimes, the symptoms do go away on their own, and sometimes, Gabapentin and other drugs stop working. If you have had pain for more than a year, and multiple medicines have failed, or if you can not tolerate the medication side effects, surgery is appropriate. I do a "keyhole microvascular decompression" which allows most of my patinets to go home the day after surgery, with 90+% cure rate.

Answered 10/20/2016

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