March 19, 2007

A couple of days ago I started taking Tegretol. Turns out I have a lovely nerve disorder called Trigeminal Neuralgia. Oh, it won't kill me so don't worry. It does however, cause very sharp, stabbing, electric-shock like pains in my head. They go from the back of my head stopping behind my eyes and forehead mainly. Sometimes I had felt it in other parts of my face. The nerve just goes wakko, what can I say. Maybe it's nervous :)

I'd been having these head pains off and on since last summer and finally got checked out recently. I had an MRI done...that was interesting and boring. You're just laying there in this tube with nothing to do. It's no problem aside from the fact it was freezing in there. I was so cold. And you know how you're supposed to stay as still as possible? Well, that becomes extra hard when you're trying not to shiver from the A/C. :) Isn't my MRI picture freaky? haha!

It came back clean so it's all good. So why does this happen? I don't know. Doctors aren't sure either. "It just happens", is the answer I got. Excelent! Will it go away? Maybe. Possibly. Whatever. So right now, I'm taking this medication and the only side effect I've had is that it makes me kind of tired. I've found that if I keep busy the tiredness is not a problem. But as soon as I just stop and sit down, I feel like I need an energy drink.

What I think is the most WTF part of this all is that this is a disorder that predominately aflicts people over the age of 50. I ain't no 50 year old WTF! I guess I'm just special that way.