International Trigeminal Neuralgia Awareness Day October 7th!

this illness is horrible. please find a cure.

My sister in law has bilateral TN.. Horrible!

More awareness & research is needed. The pain is just too excruciating as well as debilitating when it strikes.

Please

Here's to a cure! I hope that recognition will be the link to each of us living pain free!

Fingers crossed that one day there will be a cure

I have this terrible condition and it has changed my life. Having an Awareness Day will help others understand what we all experience daily .

I hope this gets as much attention as possible. This pain is terrible!

I've been battling trigeminal neuralgia since the age of 16. I'm now 29 a nurse and a mother of four. I've had a MVD, gamma knife, and a rhizotomy. Im living in a nightmare because I'm still in pain on a daily basis! They've got to find a cure!

My 11 year old daughter has this. I feel that there is definitely not enough awareness about it, even the paediatrician currently treating her doesn't really seem to know what she is dealing with and can't understand why the first attempt of pain killers don't work.

My former wife suffers from TN. Before she was diagnosed, I had not heard of it, but things have changed since then. Many people have trouble understanding it as many sufferers function as normal between attacks and it is very hard for people without much exposure to comprehend how cruel and painful TN is. I have since got to know several people with TN, both on-line and in real life and unfortunately the name "suicide disease" has been proven to me not to be an over dramatization as a few of them have had enough of trying to live with the pain and have taken their own life. I know you can't come up with cures for every problem man suffers, but please do what you can to raise awareness of TN. At least then sufferers may be diagnosed a bit earlier and Doctors may be at least able to make a plan to cut down on the pain suffered. Thank you.

I am a 22 young woman that has been dealing with TN since 2005 and I got diagnosed at an ER in Aug 2013. Let us share This to the World. I deal with the pain as much as I can and I still manage to survive this horrible Disease I I can do it so can other people! . my god bless you all. - Melissa From Bakersfield, Ca

I was refused SSI Disability because my illness was not on their "automatic" list, and it is poorly understood, even by health professionals.

Hello I got this Problem as a reasult of trauma to Face and Neck.No Medication works and all of the face is in constant Pain 24 hrs a day.Everything from Nose ,lips,Eyeorbits ,Eyelids pain behind eyes,swollen Jaw are always there and small activities makes it worst..As a reasult of this Trauma The pain spread to whole body and everyday is Hell.

PLEASE HELP ! WE MUST FIND A CURE ! THANK YOU ! ATYPICAL BI LATERAL TN & ON SUFFERER .

Wishing everyone a pain free day.

I have TN Now after already having 6 autoimmune diseases and one being parry Romberg Syndrome which you can get TN

I am new to this horrid condition, or should I say it's new to me. Current treatments are not satisfactory. The medications used leave many in a foggy daze, living out their lives as a mere shell of who they once were. And many still live in pain, regardless of their medications or previous surgical procedures. This condition steals the lives of its victims. It steals the victims from their loved ones. Trigeminal Neuralgia MUST be stopped. Please, do everything in your power to end the suffering. We need your help. Thank you.

Thank you

Have had TN for 12 years. Just glad I'm not alone on this one to cope with the pain.