This guide lists homeopathic medicines that are commonly considered for trigeminal neuralgia, along with the symptom picture usually associated with each one. It is general information only: homeopathic prescribing is individualised, so the right medicine depends on your complete case – please consult a qualified homeopathic doctor before taking any of them, and do not stop or change any current treatment without medical advice.
About trigeminal neuralgia
Trigeminal neuralgia is a nerve pain condition affecting the trigeminal nerve, which carries sensation from the face. It causes sudden, brief, electric-shock-like stabs of pain in the cheek, jaw, teeth or around the eye, often set off by light touch, chewing, speaking, brushing the teeth or cold wind. A blood vessel pressing on the nerve is a common cause; multiple sclerosis and tumours are rarer causes, so imaging is often advised. Because the pain can be severe and disabling, medical evaluation is important.
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Homeopathic medicines
(1) Spigelia:
Spigelia markedly affects the nervous system, particularly the Trigeminal nerve. It positively influences the heart, eyes and the head. A few of its characteristic symptoms are as follows:
Stabbing pains which make the patient shudder. Pains come suddenly and go suddenly.
Violent tearing, burning, jerking pains in individuals who are very sensitive to touch.
(2) Syphillinum:
Syphillinum is a deep acting, polycrest remedy affecting multiple systems of the body.
It positively influences the mind, sensorium, skin, gastrointestinal tract, genito-urinary system, nerves, bones, etc. It is a very helpful remedy to combat hereditary syphilitic tendencies in patients.
Syphillinum is frequently used in the homeopathic treatment of trigeminal neuralgia. Severe, violent, sharp pains characterize this remedy.
(3) Staphysagria:
It is one of the most frequently used medicines for trigeminal neuralgia.
(4) Cinchona officinalis (China):
China is frequently used in the treatment of neuralgic pains
There is marked debility in the patient due to the loss of vital fluids. The patient is weak and nervous and oversensitive to pain. Periodicity of the complaints is marked with complaints recurring every alternate day and symptoms getting invariably worse at night. Pains are worse from touch, draft of air and from jerky movements.
(5) Platina:
Predominantly affects the nervous system and the female reproductive system. It has special affinity for Trigeminal, vagus and sensory nerves.
Violent, cramping, numbing pains, later progressing to spasms.
Painful tremors and spasms. Coldness and numbness of the face, sensation as if squeezed in a vise. Oversensitive state of mind and nerves. Pains come gradually and go gradually.
(6) Cedron:
An important striking feature of this remedy is neuralgic pains occurring periodically at the same time everyday. Neuralgia affecting the first division of the trigeminal nerve causing pains across the forehead and around the eyes. Intense pain that is worse in open air and worse after sleep. Periodicity of complaints is the hallmark of this wonderful drug used for TN.
(7) Sanguinaria Canadensis:
It is a remedy with predominant affinity for the right side. Facial neuralgia on the right side which is better by kneeling and by pressing head against floor. Facial pain on the right side that extends in all directions and is accompanied with redness and burning of the cheeks.
(8) Aranea diadema:
This is a wonderful remedy for Trigeminal neuralgia and has been found very useful in many cases of TN. Patient gets neuralgic pains which are worse in damp climate and worse from cold weather. The pain gets worse around afternoon and at midnight and is better by pressure.
The pain returns periodically i.e. the neuralgic attacks occur at the same hour every day, every other day, week, month or at regular intervals. Violent, sudden pains like electric shocks.
Pain in the right trigeminal nerve from periphery inwards. Sudden violent pain in teeth at night immediately after lying down. Sensation as of enormous enlargement or of numbness of parts.
(9) Verbascum:
It is one of the very good remedies for Trigeminal neuralgia. It is commonly used for colds and catarrhs, spasmodic effects and neuralgic pains.
It is a specific remedy for Neuralgia of the Inferior branch of the Trigeminal Nerve.
Patients suffer from pains that are benumbing, pinching, pressing, stitching, squeezing, cramping. Neuralgia affecting left side of face with lacrymation.
(10) Magnesia phosphorica:
It is one the very good homeopathic remedies used to control pain. Few of its common indications in trigeminal neuralgia are:
Supra or infra-orbital facial neuralgia, especially right-sided neuralgic pains. Pain occurs in unbearable paroxysms, lightening-like pains, driving the patient to frenzy. Pains are cramping, shooting, spasmodic, sharp, cutting, stabbing; they come and go suddenly.
Patient has great dread of cold air, of uncovering, or touching the affected part. Neuralgic pains relieved by warmth.
Homeopathic treatment of trigeminal neuralgia at Welling Homeopathy
These are only basic indications – many more homeopathic medicines are used for trigeminal neuralgia, and the right one is chosen after detailed case-taking by an experienced doctor. To find out about homeopathy treatment of trigeminal neuralgia at Welling Homeopathy, contact a Welling clinic or call +91 80 80 850 950 for a consultation in person or online.
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