The choice of medication for facial paralysis over two months is based on the cause. The causes of facial paralysis include cerebral infarction and facial neuritis. Cerebral infarction can be treated with aspirin for anti-platelet aggregation and simvastatin for blood lipid adjustment; facial neuritis can be treated with vitamin B1, vitamin B12 and other nutritive nerve treatments.
1. Cerebral infarction:
Diabetes mellitus and high blood pressure are high risk factors for cerebral infarction, those who have hypertension and diabetes mellitus in the past need to take medicines to adjust blood glucose and blood pressure, such as acarbose, metformin, insulin, etc. to adjust the blood glucose; amlodipine, nifedipine, etc. to adjust the blood pressure.
Cerebral infarction using aspirin, clopidogrel and other anti-platelet aggregation; simvastatin, atorvastatin and other plaque stabilization.
2. Facial neuritis:
Facial neuritis caused by facial paralysis for more than two months, has reached the recovery period, the edema of the facial nerve has disappeared, generally do not need to take hormone drugs. You can continue to take B vitamins to nourish the nerves, such as vitamin B1, vitamin B12 and so on.
Facial paralysis for more than two months, should be under the guidance of a professional physician to clarify the cause of the disease and the severity of the disease, and follow the doctor’s instructions to use drugs.