Recent content by Skylark

Hi, I know I’m late to this thread but I wanted to tell you all that I have also had atypical TN after a sketchy wisdom tooth removal. Went away, came back, etc for 7 years until it came back and STAYED. And then, impossibly, spread to the other side of my face too! It’s TMS. No doubt. It’s gone...

Hi, firstly I am so sorry you’re suffering so terribly. It sounds like you’ve had a rough go of it. Please don’t give up. You WILL get better. I agree with the previous response that you should find someone who can help you work on mental health simply because you have been through SO much and...

Hi, sorry it took me so long to get back to you on this. I’m so sorry your feeling so terrible. I actually recently had covid again and used the same techniques with much success. I didn’t get as bad of a fever this time but I remember having an on/off fever for several weeks the first time...

Hi, yes I have been “diagnosed” with IC before. Bladder pain, burning, frequent urination, the feeling that you have a constant bladder infection even though every test comes back fine. Sound familiar?…it’s TMS. It came on during a time of heavy stress, I had it for almost a year and it went...

Of course, feel free to message me! Oh I know that feeling well. I often think that living in chronic pain is like being tortured, mentally and physically, and it feels like there’s no end date. I don’t know where I would be right now if I hadn’t stumbled on this forum while searching for...

Hi, I’m so sorry you’re suffering. I’ve been there. Feeling like your “life is being robbed from you”? I felt that in my soul. I am still suffering but in different and more creative ways now lol but I know one day I will be TMS free. I “had/have” atypical trigeminal neuralgia (really just TMS)...

No problem! I would say it took at least a month and a half before I felt kind of like myself again (50%). Over 2 months before the shortness of breath went away. It took my husband around 2 months also I believe. Anxiety about shortness of breath will definitely lead to more severe shortness of...

Yes, tooth pain can definitely be TMS. I had severe tooth pain along with facial pain (every tooth in my mouth ached). I would also have shooting nerve pain in my teeth. It all went away eventually. Maybe try a water-pik style flosser instead of string floss. There’s also a great product that...

Hi, I also had shortness of breath after I got covid last year. Just my opinion of course, but I don’t believe that all “long covid” symptoms are TMS. We simply don’t know enough about the virus to be able to definitively say that. My oxygen levels stayed around 94% for about 2 months afterwards...

Your welcome! I’m happy to help any way I can. I remember my initial feelings regarding TMS like “can this really work?” And the answer is YES! For me, I didn’t get better right away, it took several months before I saw any physical results. And I’m still experiencing symptom imperatives. But...

Hi Megatron, yep I managed facial pain the same way. I literally told my brain (as many times as I needed to per day) “cool, we’re doing THIS today? Awesome, you do that and I’m gonna enjoy my day”…..roll your eyes at your brains attempts to distract you. Mine did take time before it went away...

Hi, yep I’ve had that too. It went away. I was struggling with facial pain (Atypical TN) so I had those sensations on my face and head but also on other parts of my body like legs and arms. The key is learning to ignore the sensations. When they pop up say to your brain “awesome, we’re doing...