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Pain In Face. Taking Gabapentin. Will Gabapentin React With B-vitamin Therapy?
my sister who is 74 years old has been having burning pains in her face- which sound to me like tic douloureaux or trigeminal neuralgia ( she says her teeth were bleached several years ago and shethinks the bleaching damaged her teeth nerve roots) they have extracted almost all of her upper teeth, but she has had the pain apparently now for over a year, she is taking gabapentin but talking with her last night she sounded pretty depressed. I myself ha a peri-apical abcess for approximately 25 years before the migraines were resolved. my question is will the gabapentin react with b-viatmin therapy she had questioned me about my headaches, I think i'll tell her about b viaamins if its ok or to go to her doc with it for a trial. thanks
You are suffering from trigeminal neuralgia and taking tab Gabapentin. Diets rich in vitamin B, magnesium and potassium are found to be beneficial for the nerves as such and they cannot alter the course of the disease. You should avoid saturated fats, refined sugar and stimulants like coffee, carbonated beverages, caffeine, alcohol and smoking which may worsen the disease.
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Pain In Face. Taking Gabapentin. Will Gabapentin React With B-vitamin Therapy?
Hello there! Welcome to the forum, You are suffering from trigeminal neuralgia and taking tab Gabapentin. Diets rich in vitamin B, magnesium and potassium are found to be beneficial for the nerves as such and they cannot alter the course of the disease. You should avoid saturated fats, refined sugar and stimulants like coffee, carbonated beverages, caffeine, alcohol and smoking which may worsen the disease. Hope this helps ! Regards..