Hi, I experience tightening of face muscles, and difficulty in speaking, which in my case I am convinced are a side effect of the meds I take. When I get up in the morning, about 7am,( having taken my last dose of L-Dopa, "Madopar" at 5pm the previous evening ) my speech is near perfect and my face is relaxed, however as soon as my morning dose of Madopar "kicks-in", my face and jaw tense up, and my speech problems start. Unfortunately I need the Madopar for improving my overall mobility, but I hate not being able to speak clearly, it's a no win situation, Best wishes, Nigel ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn