Trigeminal Neuralgia Treated Successfully With 95% Improvement In Relief At Life Force Homeopathy
A 63-year-old patient, Mr. R.K. (PIN: 35680) visited Life Force Homeopathy clinic with the complaint of trigeminal neuralgia, which was affecting the left side of his face for the last 1 year. He was suffering from a severe episode of the condition every alternate month.
His condition was increasing day by day. His pain persisted for 1-2 hours. He was suffering from extreme pain for a week. His pain would start from the head and radiate to the jaw region. Lachrymation from eyes used to occur during an extreme pain episode.
He was unable to open his mouth and chew the food. His relief in the pain was not better even after taking Allopathic medicines. He was taking painkillers twice a day. His pain would aggravate while chewing, talking, brushing, having cold water, and early in the morning.
He was also suffering from constipation for 6 years.
He was having a mixed diet. He had no specific cravings or aversion to any food. His water intake and perspiration were average. Thermally, he was a chilly patient. He had an average physique. The patient enjoyed a sound sleep.
Based on his case details, Dr. Rajesh Shah, M.D. prescribed his research-based Homeopathic medicines for 2 months to the patient.
Follow-Ups:
On 20th March 2018, when he gave his first follow-up, he was overall better by 20%. He was taking painkillers twice a day.
On 11th May 2018, he was better by 50%. He had experienced no episodes of trigeminal neuralgia from February 2018. His intake of painkillers had also reduced.
On 25th July 2018, his complaint had aggravated from the last 2-3 days. The patient was experiencing slight pain, but, after having ice-cream, the intensity of his pain had increased.
On 25th October 2018, he was overall better. The intensity, frequency, and duration of his pain had reduced. Now, he had stopped taking the painkiller.
On 11th January 2019, he was better by 80%-90%. He had experienced tremendous relief. The severity of pain had reduced a lot. The duration of pain was reduced to 1-2 minutes. He was not having any difficulty while chewing and opening his mouth.
On 11th November 2019, he was better by 95%.
On 20th January 2020, when he gave the latest follow-up, he was experiencing a further improvement in his relief from trigeminal neuralgia. He has stopped taking painkillers completely. Still, he is continuing with our treatment.
Conclusion:
This case highlights that homeopathy is highly effective in treating trigeminal neuralgia successfully and safely without any side-effects.
- Written by Dr. Benao, Associate doctor to Dr. Rajesh Shah