Posted by gromit on May 23, 2005, at 23:28:33
In reply to Re: Bruxism, chewing etc. -- causes » jerrympls, posted by Sarah T. on May 23, 2005, at 22:58:03
> That's interesting that you've had this problem while on stimulants. The bruxism was worst for me while on ssri's; however, when I was on stimulants, it would happen occasionally during the "rebound" period, when the blood levels of the drug were declining. When the stimulant blood levels were higher or peaking, I didn't have the problem, so I thought that lent some support to the idea that lowering dopamine levels cause the problem.
I used to get this when I took meth and I get it from SSRI's too. It's a little different though, with stims I bite my lips, grind my teeth etc, with an SSRI it's more of a constant tension in my neck/jaw area.
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