Posted by LynnPerley on April 26, 2003, at 11:11:21
In reply to Re: Buspar for SSRI induced bruxism., posted by katieb on February 7, 2002, at 10:51:03
I am bringing up an old thread here. I've been taking EffexorXR successfully and the bruxism side effect was less noticeable than on Prozac. I've suffered an increase in anxiety and a relapse of depression following my husband's military mobilization (he's a reservist and was deployed to the middle east about 90 days ago). I finally went to a psydoc and she has increased my EffexorXR to 300mg (I was at 225mg for over 6 months). She also added Buspar, telling me to take 5mg or 10mg at night, because as my mental state declined the bruxism has become more apparent and is giving me tension headaches.
I'd like to hear any anecdotes from those who have added buspar as an antidote for bruxism. What dosage, and how long did it take to show any effect?
I'm having increased spacyness but I don't know if it is the 300mg of EffexorXR or the buspar at this point. I've only been taking 5mg of buspar at night when I take my effexorxr but if my schedule allows me to sleep in tomorrow I will probably increase it to 10mg.
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