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Posted by sid on January 10, 2002, at 14:45:53
Anyone heard of that? Comments?
I'm on Effexor XR 37.5mg going on 75mg and the bruxism won't stop.
Posted by CalvaryHill on January 10, 2002, at 20:29:34
In reply to amitriptyline against bruxism ?, posted by sid on January 10, 2002, at 14:45:53
Amitriptyline would definitely help with the pain caused by the bruxism (its commonly prescribed to pain syndromes). But I don't know if it would stop the bruxism like buspirone would.
Posted by sid on January 11, 2002, at 8:32:19
In reply to Re: amitriptyline against bruxism ? » sid, posted by CalvaryHill on January 10, 2002, at 20:29:34
Posted by mr.scott on January 11, 2002, at 11:54:00
In reply to amitriptyline against bruxism ?, posted by sid on January 10, 2002, at 14:45:53
Sure..It should help..Doxepin too.. Any of the anti-cholinergic tricyclics..
Scott
Posted by JohnX2 on January 13, 2002, at 0:58:19
In reply to amitriptyline against bruxism ?, posted by sid on January 10, 2002, at 14:45:53
A dose of Serzone would probably wipe it right
out, if you could tolerate the Serzone addition.Buspar has a 50/50 shot, but it may take 2-3
weeks to get a result, Serzone should come back
in 4-5 days. The Serzone might make you drowsy,
but then you can really push the accelerator on
the Effexor to get the noradrenaline from it.off the cuff, Topamax may help.
I know Klonopin works, and Topamax has
been a Klonopin substitute for myofacial pain
for me (this is just 1 data point however).any route you take,
good luck
-john
> Anyone heard of that? Comments?
> I'm on Effexor XR 37.5mg going on 75mg and the bruxism won't stop.
Posted by sid on January 13, 2002, at 10:39:15
In reply to Re: amitriptyline against bruxism ? » sid, posted by JohnX2 on January 13, 2002, at 0:58:19
Thanks for all the info.
I actually stopped the valerian after my doc told me it was not a good idea to mix it with ADs. And the bruxism does not seem as bad as it used to be. I may be OK without anything. Although I may ask a prescription to my doc in case it comes back at higher doses. I went up to 75mg of Effexor XR 3 days ago and stopped the valerian before bed at the same time. I do have a mouth protector, which I wear more often than I used to, and I'm noe fine in the morning. I am crossing my fingers that it lasts this way.Thanks again, I'll keep the info for future reference.
>
> A dose of Serzone would probably wipe it right
> out, if you could tolerate the Serzone addition.
>
> Buspar has a 50/50 shot, but it may take 2-3
> weeks to get a result, Serzone should come back
> in 4-5 days. The Serzone might make you drowsy,
> but then you can really push the accelerator on
> the Effexor to get the noradrenaline from it.
>
> off the cuff, Topamax may help.
> I know Klonopin works, and Topamax has
> been a Klonopin substitute for myofacial pain
> for me (this is just 1 data point however).
>
> any route you take,
> good luck
> -john
>
>
> > Anyone heard of that? Comments?
> > I'm on Effexor XR 37.5mg going on 75mg and the bruxism won't stop.
Posted by anniebananie on January 16, 2002, at 1:31:47
In reply to Re: amitriptyline against bruxism ? » sid, posted by JohnX2 on January 13, 2002, at 0:58:19
> off the cuff, Topamax may help.
> I know Klonopin works, and Topamax has
> been a Klonopin substitute for myofacial pain
> for me (this is just 1 data point however).No matter which anticonvulsant I've been on -- tegretol, depakote, neurontin, topamax or lamictal -- whenever I've been on wellbutrin, wellbutrin SR, effexor or the XR version I've ground my teeth in my sleep. I even ground through a gold filling in six months. The mouthguard was well worth the 450.00 I paid for it. Not only do I not hurt my teeth, but since it has some give, I rarely wake up with headaches or jawaches.
Annie
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