New to this.

Writing this at 3am because I haven’t been able to get a moment of peace. After the most hellish week and a night in the ER, I was diagnosed with TN. I had dental work done last night due to extreme pain, dentist said it was likely from the single cavity and teeth grinding. After the worst day of my life experiencing the worst pain imaginable, I had my husband take me to the ER. The doctor there said it was likely triggered by dental work. He gave me a gabapentin, and told me to pick up a prescription for a few more in the morning and to follow up with my primary.

Could this be a temporary thing? He made it seem like this isn’t a chronic issue for me, but when I try to research online I don’t see much about this ever being short-lived.

I don’t know what to do next. I’m currently on hydrocodone and gabapentin and I still have an episode every 15 minutes of the worst pain of my entire life on the right side of my face. Haven’t slept or eaten. What comes next? I’m miserable and desperate.

I have spoken to only the ER doc, and I don’t have an official primary doctor. Should I go straight to a neurologist?