thehell out of my new night mouth guard, the chewing movement is that bad, my jaw is tense so i relieve the tension by chewing…hard! what is there left for me to do? im on abilify 5mg and seroquel 200mg. withdrawing from the abilify seems to have given me serious jaw tension. what can i do?
I wish I had the answer for you. I clench my jaw tremendously. To the point that eating soft pasta hurts my teeth.
I don’t grind / clench at night. I just do it when I’m awake.
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I clench my teeth also have broken my mouth guard i got that was molded to my teeth at the dentist. I had it for about 12 years and recently I have been so anxious I have used it all day and night. After it broke, I started chipping the edges of my teeth. The chipped teeth caused injuries to my tongue that are really painful and hard to heal. Talk to talk to your Dr. About hydroxyzine, it is in the antihistamine family or prazosin it has been effective in reducing the effect of things that trigger anxiety in patients with PTSD it is primarily prescribed to reduce blood pressure. Both if them have a somewhat sedative effect. Also I find I can better identify why I’m anxious about if I start writing it down what I’m feeling once I identify what’s making me anxious then I can play that what if game until I played the worst scenario in my mind and then I can let it go just an idea
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I used to clench really badly and would ■■■■ up my cheeks and tongue, but one day I decided to just never let my teeth touch. If they couldn’t touch, I couldn’t clench. It took a long time, about a month of constant reminders, but it totally worked for me. Even now I don’t let my jaw close all the way unless I’m eating and even in my sleep (but I’m a suuuuuuper light sleeper) don’t clench.
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