Posted by sowhysosad on April 25, 2009, at 18:31:46
In reply to jaw clenching--likely culprit?, posted by raisinb on April 25, 2009, at 17:42:43
> For the last week my jaw/face has been KILLING me. It's constantly tight and painful and my teeth feel as if I've been grinding them all night.
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> The only med change I have had recently is going from 20 to 30 mg Lexapro (2-3 weeks ago). I haven't had this SE with Lexapro before. I'm also on 50 mg Zoloft, 1 mg Xanax PRN, and Lunesta 3 mg at night.
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> Is this anxiety or is it the increased Lexapro? I'm not sure whether to go back to the 20 mg or stick it out.I'll stick my neck out and say it's DEFINITELY the Lex. Had something similar on-and-off for over 3 years from it, and it's still persisting now. It was definitely dose-dependent too - noticably worse whenever my dose went back up to 20mg from 10.
My neuro says most facial movement disorders he sees from SSRI's are from Lexapro or Celexa.
The mechanism probably serotonin-mediated dopamine depletion in the basal ganglia.
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