Posted by jamie on January 13, 2000, at 0:52:06
In reply to Teeth Grinding , posted by Julie on January 12, 2000, at 21:56:22
> I take Effexor (225mg XR) which I know can cause bruxism (teeth grinding). Though I hadn't noticed myself grinding, I recently found that my front teeth were loose and my jaw was making popping noises. So I went to the dentist. He said (surprise!) I grind my teeth, and need a mouth guard and all sorts of other expensive realignment stuff, to the tune of 2,000 dollars. Now, I don't make much money, and am not sure I trust this particular dentist's integrity. I'd rather figure out ways to stop grinding without spending a zillion dollars on it. So: medication-taking (or not) grinders out there: do y'all have any helpful anti-grinding tips? Thanks.
Maybe you are grinding your teeth during sleep? That's happened to me on some but not all drugs. Buspar sometimes fixes it. The benzos can too. Or anything that is sedating and relaxing enough to really konk you out. I have no idea of the safety of mixing herbs with effexor, but kava kava might work. For daytime grinding the only thing I could ever do was be of aware of it and force myself not to do it. Or chew a lot of gum.
jamie
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