Extreme Jaw Clenching, does it get better?
I started on 20mg of Prozac 6 weeks ago for anxiety and obsession over eating. It didn’t really do much so my doctor upped my dose to 40mg which I’ve been on for 2 weeks and I think it’s really helping a lot! Although I did notice when I started the med even on the lower dose that I was clenching my jaw. When my dose changed the clenching has gotten exponentially worse. To the point where I had to leave work because it gave me a migraine no OTC medicine or ice pack could help with. I had some pain killers left from a surgery a few months ago and that eased the pain to a dull ache. I told my doctor and she said it’s really uncommon to have jaw clenching and that the medication could probably be making other stress or anxiety in my life worse. (Waiting for further direction from my doc, btw). I don’t feel stressed at all though, I actually feel really great aside from the jaw pain and headache. When I was really young I had arthritis in my jaw and would clench and grind my teeth a lot to the point of pain like this but since having a mouth guard for the last 12years I haven’t had pain like that since. Idk what to do, I don’t want to stop taking the med because it helps with what I need it for but also at the same time I’m in pain! Does it get better? Is this a bad sign? Any advice is appreciated!
Also I heard magnesium supplements help reduce clenching but unfortunately I can’t that because of my autoimmune disorder. I also can’t get Botox for this either because of the same reason but that’s a more extreme solution to the problem anyways lol