Could this really be Trigeminal Neuralgia?

[leanneee24]

For several months now I have been getting weird sensations in my face.  By weird, I mean warm to the touch, and sometimes visibly flush.  It usually begins by my chin and lips, then makes it's way up my cheek to the ear, eye, and sometimes forehead.  This happens on one side of the face at a time randomly, and gives a feeling like my face is paralized (feels like a pressure or tightness - it is very hard to describe) but never is - thank goodness.  MRI came back okay, and so did extensive bloodwork.  My GP believes I have Trigeminal Neuralgia, and prescribed me a low dose of Gabapentin that is not really helping.  I've read that TN is kind of rare, and I don't get the electric shock feeling that most people with TN get.  I am wondering if I have been misdiagnosed, or if it really is TN ..