r/TMJ•
Boograssi

Can buspar and prozac impact jaw clenching (positive or negative)?

Question(s)

Hello! I am someone who has had terrible, crippling anxiety for a lot of my life. I've also developed TMJ issues in the past year. The awful clenching came up around my December 2021 and has been on and off, being especially bad in the summer and being a slight annoyance recently. I feel like it likely goes hand in hand with my anxiety since it seemed to pick up once I got settled into university, and I have had physical anxiety problems before.

I talked with a prescriber to deal with some of my mental health problems and was given 5mg 3x buspar for my anxiety, but also 20mg prozac to help with some of the depression issues I've gone through. I've heard buspar can actually help with clenching, but I've also heard cases of medication such as prozac being the cause for clenching. It's making me very anxious of trying that medication in particular because I'm trying to avoid that pain as much as possible. I was hoping maybe some members here might be knowledgeable and know if I should expect anything? Concerns or encouraging thoughts are both welcome.

Posted Jan 4, 2023, 6:19 PM UTC

24
Loading comments…