Lyme Disease/Bell's Palsy and Acupuncture?

Question

Apparently I've had Lyme Disease for about 8 weeks and my symptoms became critical about 2 weeks ago when I went to the doctor because after lots of other flu-like symptoms that I didn't know were Lyme I came down with Bell's Palsy.  When I woke with 1/2 my face paralyzed I finally went for treatment.  The so called 'tell-tale' bullseye didn't show up for 2 days AFTER I started treatment.

Anyway, after 2 weeks on Doxycycline, all my body aches and fever went away and my mouth, which was on sideways, has almost returned to normal.  My right eye, which was wide open and staring for a week, is now blinking almost normally, but the eyebrow is still drooping pretty bad, the eye is still dry and irritated, and the muscles around it are still ticking and twitching.  I'm on schedule for one more week of antibiotic.  If the eye is not better in a week I'm thinking of seeking more treatment because I cannot put a contact in it and I need to see better in order to function.

Question:  Has anyone used acupuncture to treat the muscles in the face due to Lyme or Bell's and what was the result?  I've used acu for pain before and had great results.

All advice appreciated- if you know of another treatment for Lyme related Bell's I'd be grateful.

Thx in advance

Dekayel · Accepted Answer

The "standard" treatment for Lyme is 2-3 weeks of antibiotics. Unfortunately, many people find that isn't enough. Some patients find they need weeks or months of treatment to get better. 

Regarding acupuncture: I am aware of a woman who got over her Lyme symptoms with antibiotic treatment, but still had facial droopiness. And then she went for acupuncture, and it helped. 

Lyme is very complex. Learn more at the following websites:

Good sources of info about Lyme disease:
http://www.lymedisease.org
http://www.ilads.org
http://www.canlyme.com
http://www.lymeinfo.net
http://www.lymediseaseassociation.org
http://www.lymenet.org
http://www.igenex.com
http://www.lymedoctor.com
http://www.touchedbylyme.org
http://www.facebook.com/lymedisease.org

Anonymous · Answer

By following the roots of acupuncture we can see that archeologists have found remnants of the medical practice. These remnants were found in the form of Hieroglyphs in cave dwellings and date back to one thousand years before Jesus Christ was born, making them 3,000 years old. Looking even further than this, there is evidence that acupuncture was used thousands of years prior to the archeological finds mentioned. A five thousand year old mummy was found in the Alps mountain range and named Otzi. When scientists were investigating the mummy and what it could tell us, they were interested to find that Otzi had several ailments, and what they found more intriguing was that Otzi had tattoos located at the acupuncture points that would be used today for the ailments he suffered with

Sally · Answer

My heart goes out to you...check with webmd.com, they have a wealth of info for just about everything.
I saw a special on Lyme's years back when they first discovered it, I was shocked at the damage a little insect could do...we live in tick country and I've gotten finely tuned to the feel of those little things walking on me, they still get me once in a while.
My husband was raised here, never been bitten, he says it burns when they walk on him so he catches them right away.
Good Luck to you, I hope you're better soon!

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