It took a long time to grt funds to proprly deal with what I had left. The side effectgs of these drugs make them a problem for multiple or long term use. Some people may get some relief from acupuncture. Meditation, hypnosis and some of the alternative therapy may help deal with the symptoms. Today my lower lip is numb.
Costs are a big problem for everyone.
Dental schools sometimes have less expensive clinics. The antibiotics do seem to make a major improvement in all symptoms, exept my tongue, but only time and more study will tell. One thing that really helped me, which I attribute to face pain not increasing over time, is that I went through biofeedback training to learn how to relax my facial muscles. So I must have really been holding my mucles tight in my face. But once I finally caught on, it was really a big help.