Posted by reb on October 17, 2001, at 23:03:19
just started effexor XR (37.5 mg)-- after first few days i'm experiencing severe tension in my jaw(s)... i keep uncontrollably clenching/grinding my teeth. it's extremely uncomfortable & hard to hide it from people... (as i really don't feel like explaining to them why!) i'm ready to quit it but just wanted to ask first if anyone else experienced this & if it will go away. if i had a guarantee that this would go away within a day or 2 & then the drug would work great, i might consider sticking it out. btw i have long-term disthymia, with occasional bouts of deeper depression. it's partly genetic & partly long-term-stress induced. i'm very anti-drug because of bad experiences w/ psych drugs years ago, but last year did try zoloft which seemed to help me not feel so low, but eventually went off, & now i'm trying this because of the added noradrenaline boost it's supposed to give. thanks for any feedback!
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