Re: Paxil CR and claw celnching

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In a message dated 3/15/2004 1:00:57 AM Eastern Standard Time,

darien_alan_hart@... writes:

> It's gotten to the point where

> i have headaches everyday and all day. I really don't want to go off

> the Paxil, because I feel that it's working so well. Any sugestions

> on what to do about the jaw clench or what a doctor may

> give me to

> releive it?

I have had severe jaw clenching and grinding my teeth on some ssris and

developed DIRECT headaches as a result. The headaches were severe and I never

ever get headaches. A dentist gave me a mouth guard and it was a life saver.I

wore it to sleep every night for about 10 years. I ground worst in my sleep and

clenched also, but one can wear it during the day too, although I suppose if you

are working outside the house this might be awkward, but it was a HUGE LIFE

SAVER. THAT mouth guard SAVED MY LIFE!!!! I never had a headache again. Now on

an SSRI if I get a headache, even if I am not aware of any clenching or

grinding, I race to that mouth guard. See your dentist. They help so much.

SSRI'S DO MAKE some people clenching their jaw/teeth and grind their teeth,

although not all docs are familiar with this as a side effect. It is

called " bruxism(SP?). Many won't acknowledge this side effect but I have seen

some of the best who are familiar with this side effect.

Hope this helps.I clenched badly on fluvoxamine.

kabster@...

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Hi ~ ~ I think it is great that your medication is working

well for you and that you are benefiting from it. How about having a

dentist make you a night guard to insert over your teeth at night to

help with the teeth clenching? I do that at night and all during the

day and believe me I understand the headaches that arise out of that.

I experimented with it, first, by purchasing one of those mouth

guards that you can get at a sports store that the football players

use. It is very bulky and does not fit like the appliance a dentist

could do for you, but it will give you an idea and might immediately

iliviate some of your pain.

Also, when I first stopped smoking I started that clenching thing.

So, I put a pencil sideways in my mouth during the times when it was

getting worse and I could clamp down on that and that seemed to

help.

The Risperdol makes my muscles very rigid and so I can't take it for

very long. I have found that there is another medication that I used

to take that countered some of the sides of Risperdol.

Thinking that it is the Risperdol that may be causing this.

Dana Rose

> Awhile back my doctor took me off of Lexapro and then put me on

paxil

> cr and risperdal. The Paxil is working great and gets better and

> better, but the problem is that i have the jaw clenchin side effect

> that has slowly and steadily worsened. It's gotten to the point

where

> i have headaches everyday and all day. I really don't want to go

off

> the Paxil, because I feel that it's working so well. Any

sugestions

> on what to do about the jaw clench or what a doctor may give me to

> releive it?

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Thanks for the advice. So far I think it was just this weekend that

had been bad. Maybe it was more stress at the time. It's better now

than before and at least it's tolerable for the moment, especially

when I catch myself doing it and then try to keep myself from

clenchig. Yawning helps a little bit as well. I'll ask the doctor

the next time I see him, though. Also, I'm not sure what my medical

aide card will take care of as far as the dentist, plus I know

there's a limit to medications and doctors I can see using it. I

just don't know what the limit is.

Anyways thanks again.

> > Awhile back my doctor took me off of Lexapro and then put me on

> paxil

> > cr and risperdal. The Paxil is working great and gets better and

> > better, but the problem is that i have the jaw clenchin side

effect

> > that has slowly and steadily worsened. It's gotten to the point

> where

> > i have headaches everyday and all day. I really don't want to go

> off

> > the Paxil, because I feel that it's working so well. Any

> sugestions

> > on what to do about the jaw clench or what a doctor may give me

to

> > releive it?

[Guest guest]

Try going to a sports shop and asking for those mouth inserts (they

are rubber) and try it and see how it does, it does extend your jaw a

little, sorta like yawning. I keep my handy when I feel that

tightness around my jaw and down the back of my neck, I pop it in and

with Advil, mineral ice and a little ice (no heat, ever) I can fly

through it.

Hope this helps you avoid that pain !!!!

Dana Rose

> > > Awhile back my doctor took me off of Lexapro and then put me on

> > paxil

> > > cr and risperdal. The Paxil is working great and gets better

and

> > > better, but the problem is that i have the jaw clenchin side

> effect

> > > that has slowly and steadily worsened. It's gotten to the

point

> > where

> > > i have headaches everyday and all day. I really don't want to

go

> > off

> > > the Paxil, because I feel that it's working so well. Any

> > sugestions

> > > on what to do about the jaw clench or what a doctor may give me

> to

> > > releive it?