Hi everyone, I've just come back to this after almost a year. To date I've seen drs, dentists, an Oral Consultant privately (don't waste your money) although he was absolutely honest and gave me the best piece of advice of all of them, "You may just have to tough it out!", an ENT consultant who asked me if I'd tried dental floss!, 2 separate consultants at the Dental Hospital and after waiting 16 weeks, a Pain Management Consultant. I've tried Amytriptilene and Carbamazepine without success and have been give Pregabalin to try. Gradually through avoiding certain foods, coffee, alcohol, citrus fruits, vinegar and vinegar based sauces, chocolate to name a few, I have learned to live with BMS and although it has never gone completely it has certainly reduced in intensity to the point where some days I hardly notice it and then BAM its back with a vengeance! Like Sheena, I've joined 2 support groups, the H.O.P.E Group based in the US and BMS UK of which I've now become an administrator. As to the cause, who knows? there are many theories such as hormonal, post menopausal etc, none of which I believe in. From the information I've gleaned my personal opinion is that some kind of health trauma can trigger it then anxiety and stress fuel the fire. The one good thing for me that has come out of it is I've found a strength I never knew I had and made many friends, especially Sheena who I chat to often and has become a great support.