About three years ago I was diagnosed with TN. I went in to the doctors due to numbing,tingling,and burning sensations on the left side of my face. I was also having sever pain in my teeth and was already seeing a dentist almost once a week at that point (I did not know the issues may have been related). 
 Since my diagnosis I’ve been on three different anti convulsive medications, which had negative side effects. I’m currently on 1200mg gabapentin, just started a few weeks ago. I’ve had 7 root canals, and one tooth extraction. The root canals seem to help but I no sooner relieve one area of my mouth and another just starts hurting. 
  I also have severe anxiety and panic attacks, which I keep semi under control with medication. 
 I’ve found that as the pain seems to be progressing and the mouth pain never ending, I’m constant falling into a deep dark depression. I will occasionally have a “good” day, but most are mild or bad, in consideration to my pain level. The depression is really bad, it feels like no one can help. 
  I’ve found that on dark, painful, depressed days, thoughts of harming myself constantly fill my mind, which triggers my anxiety and panic. All I want is for the pain to go away. 
 I’m lucky to have a fortunate life. I have a successful business that I’ve worked really hard to build, I have passions and hobbies that I wish to pursue, but constant held back due to the pain. I’m sure most can relate to the inability to perform task while being in constant pain, morning time night, it’s exhausting. 
   I’ve been looking for some form of a support group for a while, I even tried AA. I try to keep myself so busy to distract from the pain but I don’t put enough attention on trying to actually reach out for help or support. 
  So, this is me reaching out. Thank you for taking the time to read this post.