Tense, painful muscles
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Tense, painful muscles
| Fri, 04-28-2006 - 5:20pm |
When severe anxiety hits I clench my jaw and I can't stop no matter how hard I try. It's very very painful. Is there any OTC meds I can take to relax my muscles? I feel bad enough as it is, I don't need to be in severe physical pain too.
And I try to relax my jaw, but I can't! It hurts. :(

Hi Blue,
Lori,
I do have TMJ- it's chronic. I really wish I had a pill that relaxed my muscles, to help. My insurance doesn't cover the mouth guard- and it costs thousands of dollars.
The worst part is knowing it's psychosomatic! Why can't I conrol my body, why is my body betraying me? The stress is enough without physical pain, I tell my jaw to relax but it won't.
Sorry to hear that and especially that insurance won't cover the mouth guard. I too clench my jaw out of anxiety. I don't know how to stop it though either. Talk to your doctor and dentist.
Sorry I couldn't have been much help.