Medicinal Cannabis: Trigeminal Neuralgy

TRIGEMINAL NEURALGy IS A PATHOLOGY THAT GENERATES INTENSE PAIN AND IS UNLEASHED BY MINIMUM STIMULES. SOME PEOPLE GET REMARKABLE IMPROVEMENT WITH CANNABIS.

Trigeminal neuralgy is a neuropathic syndrome that produces very intense pain crises in the lips, gums, chin, nose, eyes, ears and the entire area of the trigeminal nerve, the irritation  which explains the syndrome.

The attacks are generally unilateral, start abruptly, and last from minutes to hours.

The pain is usually sharp, stabbing and burning.

Traditional treatment

The drug of first choice is carbamazepine, since it resolves between 50 and 75% of cases. If the condition does not respond well to this drug, usually will be used other antiepileptic drugs  such as oxcarbazepine, lamotrigine, or phenytoin.

Also are indicated opioids, antidepressants, and pregabalin  Many patients become resistant or cannot tolerate the side effects of the medications.

In some cases there is a surgical option necessary, such as microvascular decompression or radio surgery.

Cannabis treatment

The answer is very varied: there are people who have no effect when using cannabis oil, while others improve considerably from the incorporation of Full Spectrum CBD.

The response to the inhaled route is also variable: while some suffer aggravation of seizures when vaporizing marijuana, others are life-changing. Those who present a good response to this therapy report improvement in pain, sleep and mood.

In many cases it makes possible to suspend drug therapy, which improves quality of life, since the drugs indicated usually bring unwanted side effects (for example, carbamazepine produces menstrual alterations in 45% of women).

IN MANY CASES, THE USE OF CANNABIS CAN SUSPEND PHARMACOTHERAPY, WHICH IMPROVES QUALITY OF LIFE, SINCE THE INDICATED DRUGS USUALLY BRING UNWANTED SIDE EFFECTS.