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The Bells Palsy Information site is dedicated to the site’s original creator, Jan Opoliner. Jan Opoliner was stricken with Bells Palsy in the 1990s and soon found how debilitating and frustrating this condition could be. Being a very strong, proactive person, she searched for a treatment that might cure Bells Palsy. The mainstay of pharmacologic therapy for Bell's palsy or facial nerve palsy is early short-term oral glucocorticoid treatment. In severe acute cases, combining antiviral therapy with glucocorticoids may improve outcomes. Gabapentin is commonly used to treat nerve pain and may be prescribed when Bell’s palsy causes significant facial pain or discomfort. Though not a first-line treatment, gabapentin may be considered when pain management is a priority. Do you take Gabapentin and have Bell's palsy? Check whether Bell's palsy is associated with a drug or a condition as aberrant regeneration of the 7th cranial nerve occurring after a Bell palsy may lead to a variety of clinical findings, hemifacial spasm only rarely occurs. We identified in 3 rheumatic disease patients (2 with Sjögren syndrome, 1 with rheumatoid arthritis) a previously unreported neurological syndrome of facial weakness, otalgia with neuropathic pain features, and hemifacial spasm. We I was given pregabalin for the pain and it helped immensely. In fact, it completely got rid of the pain I had due to Bell’s palsy. General somatic afferents of facial nerve innervate skin of the concha, the posterior external ear canal and a small area behind the ear. But pain around the ear that precedes or develops at the same time as Bell's palsy frequently is beyond the territory of sensory innervations of facial nerve. Cra I've been given novo gabapentin during treatment for bell's palsy due to trigeminal pain that has appeared. Although Gabapentin and Bell's palsy - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data Summary: Bell's palsy is reported as a side effect among people who take Gabapentin (gabapentin), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Prednisone, and have Osteoporosis. Gabapentin was administered at a dose ranging from 900 to 1,600 mg daily, with rapid and clear improvement of spasms and absence of any remarkable adverse effects. Our findings suggest that gabapentin may be an effective treatment for patients with hemifacial spasm with a very good ratio of therapeutic effects to side effects when compared with This network meta-analysis showed that combined therapy remains the best regimen for a good recovery outcome and the only efficacious regimen for synkinesis. More research is needed to confirm these findings. Laryngoscope, 131:1615-1625, 2021. Bell's palsy, also known as idiopathic facial nerve palsy, is an acute, unilateral facial paresis or paralysis of unknown origin, and is the most common cause of lower motor neuron facial palsy , with an annual incidence rate ranging from 11.5 to 53.3 per 1,00,000 and can occur at any age with a lifetime risk of 1 in 60 . We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Patients with Bell’s palsy should be treated within three days of the onset of symptoms with a seven-day course of oral acyclovir (Zovirax) or valacyclovir (Valtrex), plus a tapering course of Its been 9 years since I was hit with Bell's Palsy. I had horrific pain after the usual treatments. Nothing worked until one doctor recommended Gabapentin. Wow! All pain was gone, that felt SO good. Such a relief! Just wanted to hopefully help some of you. Oh and I had no side effects from the meds, and no problems when I finally Patients with Bell's palsy should be treated within three days of the onset of symptoms with a seven-day course of oral acyclovir (Zovirax) or valacyclovir (Valtrex), plus a tapering course of What ultimately worked for me was a gabapentin prescription, because it targets nerve pain specifically, which OTC painkillers do not. What likely happens is that a virus attacks your facial nerve, causing the onset of the bells. De Seta D, Mancini P, Minni A, et al. Bell’s palsy: Symptoms preceding and accompanying the facial paresis. Sci World J. Hindawi. 2014;2014:e801971. doi: 10.1155/2014/801971. [PMC free article] [Google Scholar] 10. Han D-G. Pain around the ear in Bell’s palsy is referred pain of facial nerve origin: The role of nervi nervorum. What is Bell palsy? Bell palsy is a sudden weakness or paralysis of one side of your face. It occurs when the nerve that controls the muscles in your face becomes swollen or irritated. Bell palsy usually lasts about 2 to 3 weeks, but it can last for up to 6 months. Bell palsy can be permanent for some people. The cause of Bell palsy is not clear.
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