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I stumbled across an article about Lamictal and bruxism (teeth grinding), not realizing there is a link.
(excuse the upcoming rant) I struggle with moderate bruxism, having to wear a tooth splint (or whatever you call it) to prevent further damage. If this is the case, I will not take it lightly. No no absolutely not. I am pretty certain I told my pdoc about the teeth grinding. I am not trying to be stubborn, deliberate or difficult; having a couple of years lost due to the combination of both a mood disorder and OCD means that this is just another thing. I will not take any more crap. Lithium caused severe acne that took years to rectify, as well as constipation, jitters and dry mouth. Medications are not going to rule my life. I will not let a disorder rule my life, but I shall not let medications rule my life either. Question #1: what other medications from the list below could cause bruxism? Question #2: what possible treatments are there? I have read of muscle relaxants and even Botox injections along the jaw muscles to relax them. __________________ Tic-Tac |
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Well, I used to have really bad teeth grinding with Zoloft (Sertraline)
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Cymbalta (Duloxetine) can cause that.
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you're on multiple antidepressants. maybe serotonin syndrome could happen?
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Lamictal is absolutely destroying my teeth and not just with teeth grinding. But my teeth actually shifted with lamictal. I don’t want the weight issues of other meds though. No doctor will put me on Wellbutrin. So I have to stick with lamictal.
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Update:
Thanks for all the replies. Saw our family doctor. He is almost 100% certain it has something to do with the medications and suggested I see my psychiatrist asap, and a different dentist. He said it could possibly be the setraline, olanzapine or even the flupentixol. Could be a accumulative effect of multiple drugs. So my psychiatrist will just have to change something; if it causes so many issues; wear of the teeth, sensitivity, muscle aches... medications do have side effects, but some are just outweighing the benefits; there are alternatives. He said the Zoloft in particular, but there are alternative SSRIs. On the topic of other SSRIs, what do you all have experience with? I know in the SSRI group we have citalopram, escitalopram, fluoxetine, fluvoxamine, paroxetine and of course setraline. In terms of venlafaxine: I do not see why we cannot drop it as I am only on 75 mg and other medications have been put in place. I'll hear what the doc has to say. __________________ Tic-Tac |
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I've taken all of them except fluvoxamine. Can't remember the effects of citalopram or fluoxetine. Escitalopram caused me to get very hypomanic. Sertraline was a life saver for me for many years. I'm on paroxetine now, it's helpful but due to the other meds I'm on the combo makes me pretty tired since paroxetine it'self tends to be somewhat sedating. I have wondered lately if I should see about switching to fluoxetine for somewhat of an energy boost as I am tired throughout the day but I kind of don't want to mess with things that are helpful and it not working out
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Sertraline and Paroxetine are more likely to trigger teeth grinding compared to other SSRIs however Venlafaxine, Desvenlafaxine and Bupropion can cause teeth grinding and/or mandibular pain too . All SSRIs and SNRIs could trigger teeth grinding even if you don't have a history of bruxism but it's more common during treatment with sertraline, paroxetine and fluoxetine.
If you take sertraline or paroxetine and experience bruxism it doesn't mean you'll get this side effect from other Anti depressants such as venlafaxine, escitalopram, fluvoxamine or fluoxetine. Some people report bruxism on sertraline but not on escitalopram; others report bruxism on escitalopram and not on sertraline. In this case your doctor will tell you if switching is the best option for you. |
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I take 400mg of lamictal a day and I grind day and night. I wear a splint at night but even during the daytime I do it. I sometimes wonder if I need splint for 24/7 wear. my neck hurts a lot and so does my ears and jaws
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Again, thank you for all the input.
I am seeing my psychiatrist on the 18th and my dentist before that. I just have one big issue with the amount of meds I take (with consideration to their purpose) and I just do not like it. The discussion as to what SSRI could be used in place of setraline (as I expect it is the cause) is another story. It may be a combination of a couple of things, but this side effect is more than just drowsiness or some headaches. It is literally destroying a part of my body. __________________ Tic-Tac |
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