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11-17-2013, 11:24 AM
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i have an increasing problem with my facial muscles while talking...
it is such a strain for me to have any conversation, or to even think, that my face is contorted, much like facial masking... think of someone looking completely dumbfounded after a big bite of a lemon...kind of a like an over exxagerated "eeeewwwweee" it is with me all the time... as with all my symptoms, it is worse when i get cold or anxious or angry or tired or overloaded...all of which happen very easily... i also get a lot of stiffness in my forearms and contort my wrists to give comfort and this happens naturally without me realizing that i am doing it...both problems - with my face and stretching of my forearms - seem to get worse at the same time... i am not interested in going out into public...a person very close to me told me it is difficult to talk to me as it is very distracting to them... i do not talk the same since my injury...my voice is very slow, smokey and raspy, struggling to complete a sentence and i never look anyone while talking to them, the movements are too distracting......i prefer to whisper any time i can...i do not talk with a TV on or any other noise in the room or any other distraction at all...i avoid any conversation at all since it is ridiculously embarrassing... any suggestions or guidance would be appreciated... Brainstemmed
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Background: 52 year old with 25+ years of problems associated with Fibromyalgia... What happened: while seeking relief from the scourge of fibro, i rec'd 12-15 increasingly significant concussions to my brain stem from a risky chiropractic adjustment. Last one on May 10, 2013...at 11:45 AM that day, my life changed instantly. Symptoms: cognitive dysfunction, sleep disruption, highly emotional, easily overwhelmed & overloaded, unrelenting tinnitus, memory loss, facial masking, difficulty with speech, trouble finding words, headache, widespread Fibro pain mostly in my neck, shoulders, back, hips, knees... unable to: drive or ride in a moving vehicle for any length of time, watch TV or movie, read books, tolerate more than one soft conversation at a time. i am hyper sensitive to light, noise, motion and crave dark, quiet and very, very slow... Current Meds: 10 mg Ritalin, 450 mg Lyrica 5 mg prednisone (aka poison) amatryptaline 5 mg melatonin plus daily vitamin & supplement regimen: B, D, Fish Oil, plus a lot of brain food: nuts, berries, fish, etc,.. legal, MM approved by ALL my docs for 2 very limited purposes.(not recommended for all, be cautious) 2 mg Valium as needed Tramadol as needed Percocet as needed lidocaine patches (yea!) Outpatient Infusion for migraine cocktail once per week as needed |
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facial masking or what???
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