I have Tmj which is a Jaw joint disorder, i'm in hurting 24/7 and i have been told to wear an unsightly Mouth guard, and take Amitriptylene.
I have to take the tablets during the day, which make me drowsy, so i would just like to know, if theres anyone out there thats in the same boat i need to go back to work v.soon, but how can i work, when im drugged up with Muscle relaxants i have taken them at night, but it's during the day im in most pain, i just dont know what to do
I feel your hurting - but I'm lucky that Most of the time mine is worse at night. I have gentle Tmj but I suffer from Trigeminal Neuralgia and take amatriptylene for that. I only take my meds at night - it takes approximately 7-10 days for the med to build up in your system and regulate around the clock so to speak. You may need to up the dose and try taking it about 3 hours before bed time. I still have the am hangover but it usually clears up within an hour. Am shower helps. Talk to your Md or Dentist about your concern - I have increased Amitriptylene dosage once in this year, I still take the lowest dose that gives me fair control. I hate the mouth guard too, can't sleep in it at all.
I'm a unmarried Mom and I Have to work. Some days have been worse than others, I have used listerine to literally burn my mouth as that was better than the Tn hurting or I found that biting down on something tough would give me a temporary relief. I use Ibuprofen during the day and I do have a pain med whether needed for the night only. Good Luck to you.
Hello. Depending on your diagnosis as to why you have Tmj, I would want to know whether the diagnosis was correct. If you have other issues your going to be stuck with the Tmj possible from now on....I'm going to attach something you need to read,,,Let me tell you that just because you see denture in the title don't think it may not apply to you..The information applies to everyone, dentures or real teeth. The Denture Pro.
Emotional Denture Emphasise By: F.Spiva Jr. Cdt Mdt Cd the Denture Pro Revised Copyright: 2010 While the title above is exactly correct in describing what this information is going to be about, I need to clarify one point and that is this, the basic issues that will be discussed applies to those who wear a dental appliance as well as those who don't, i.e., those that still have all their natural teeth. So what exactly is eds Eds is an issue that deals with one primary object, emotional Stress Because my professional specialty was creating dental appliances, dentures in particular, I chose to call my study and the information it produced, Emotional Denture Emphasise. Experiences with patients taught me that there are far to few dental professionals that recognize Emotional Emphasise when it's in play and even fewer know how to deal with it. Most dental professionals treat Eds as though it were a dental appliance problem. They adjust the appliance, reline the appliance, replace the appliance and yet the trouble doesn't go away. The patient still has red rashy gum tissue, constant sore spots, loose dentures and can't stop gritting and grinding their teeth. The trouble in the vast majority of cases is not the appliance, it's Emotional Stress. and that can't be fixed by adjusting or even replacing the appliance. So where did the Eds come from, what set it in motion? Emotional Emphasise is generated from issues that arise from one or a combination of the following six areas. Money, Marriage, Employment, Sex, Health and Self Esteem. When emotional emphasise is triggered a variety of responses occurs. It may be sweating, it may be crying, it may be a rash but you can be certain that teeth clinching along with gritting and grinding will be a part of the reaction. If you happen to be a denture wearer your in for some hard times trying to comfortably wear your denture. Now, you need to understand that if you have Emotional Emphasise, you may be reacting to someone else's issues and not one your personally dealing with. Example: You have a close friend or family member who is suffering from a terminal illness, that's in the Health area and your emotional tie to that person can trigger Eds responses in you. Of course whether your a person who is emotionally and verbally abused by a mate or even coworkers, you are subject to eds reactions. In some cases we know that people with poor self esteem display Eds responses because of their lack of personal confidence in themselves or their feelings of just not being good enough to be respected or loved. Now, whether your a denture wearer and you have Eds arise the first thing you do is to clinch your teeth together. That is followed by gritting and grinding 90 of the time. When you clinch and pressure the denture into the gums the pressure forces the fluids in the gum tissue out of the gums and down into the floor or cheek areas of the mouth. With the fluid displaced the gum tissue has missing what cushion it had and becomes trapped between tough denture plastic on one side and hard gum bone on the other. That will create shrinkage in the tissue causing the denture to become loose becoming, the gum tissue can and will most likely get very sore after a while and in some case receive very red and rashy. Persistent clinching along with gritting and grinding over an extended period of time will cause the gum bone to shrink absent from the pressure and no matter how many times you adjust the denture, refit the denture or replace the denture, unless you solve the Emphasise issue the cycle goes on.