Coping With Bell's Palsy

October 2007

• I have Bell’s Palsy going on 6 mos. - by SW - (Tue, Oct 30 2007)
  My BP happened 30 minutes after taking Lamictal 200 mg (first time). I also had an ear infection for a week at the time. The medicine immediately affected my right eye, so I know I had a reaction to it. My eye started running with crocodile tears and my eye lid felt like it was turned inside out. I couldn’t blink my eye. [more..]
• My bell’s palsy story, part I - by AH - (Sun, Oct 28 2007)
  I woke up Monday with Bell’s Palsy. I didn’t notice all at once. Slowly I put pieces of my morning together… putting on lipstick was strange, eating my oatmeal was a little weird, then standing in my work parking lot talking to a friend I noticed that I wasn’t able to squint my right eye against the sunshine. [more..]
• Lightning Can Strike Twice - by Cyndi M - (Wed, Oct 10 2007)
  I am currently going through my 2nd round of Bell’s Palsy. The sources I’ve read online say only about 10% of sufferers have a recurrence. [more..]
• 10 days after dental work done, got BP - by LM - (Wed, Oct 03 2007)
  A couple of nights ago, while I was working, I could not stop my right nose from running. I ignored it thinking it is just the common colds. Then when I was eating, I found out the right side of my mouth is limp, I thought I had stroke [more..]