ASK DR LOUISE

I’M IN PAIN WITHOUT ANY HOPE OF RELIEF

Q I started experiencing extreme pain in my mouth in 2006. It felt like a burning sensation in my mouth and on my tongue. I sought professional help and was prescribed medication to help me relax, to treat my depression and to help me sleep at night as I was battling insomnia.

I’m still experiencing the pain in my mouth but my family think I’m just being dramatic and trying to get attention, which isn’t true. The pain is real and often has me in