I am writing on behalf of my father who has suffered with
trigeminal neuralgia for over 12 years now. He used to respond to meds (tegretol, neurontin, and others), and now, after having had Gamma Knife and MVD, is still in terrible pain for weeks at a time. At this point, his neurologist prescribes pain meds on top of the neuro meds and hopes he doesn't end up in the ER, where had been several times before with acute, unbearable attacks that send his BP over 200.