Re: NEWS-Depression drugs may trigger teeth-grinding, headaches

[Hilary Blue <azure2@xxxxxxxxx>]

My daughter informs and corrects me - NEurontin and respirodol are not
antidepressants but mood regulators - however her  symptoms remain the same -
could there be a connexion?

hilary

>
> judith richards wrote:
> >
> > Depression drugs may trigger teeth-grinding, headaches
> >
> > NEW YORK, Jan 21, 2000 (Reuters Health) -- The family of antidepressant
> > medications that includes Prozac, Paxil, and Zoloft may cause
> > teeth-grinding and associated headaches, researchers report. But adding
> > the antidepressant drug Buspar (buspirone) appears to provide relief
> > from these symptoms.,,,,,,,,,,
>
> THIS MAY BE EXTREMELY SIGNIFICANt for my 14 year pld daughter who is starting
> to have trouble at school because she cannot finish a single day - complains
> of continual headaches and dizziness. She grinds her teeth and the dentist has
> given her a night guard which she has had now fr about 2 weeks, and just seems
> to be making the headaches worse.
> She has been taking neurontin and respirodol for about 18 months. she has an
> appointment with the neurologist - but the earliest one i could get was for
> march! Meantime, she is in severe trouble at school and the custody hearing is
> actually the day before the neuro appt -  does anybody know if her two
> medications fit into these categories as described above?
>
> Please help me, because if she ks deemed to be leavcing school wantonly , this
> makes my chances of custody even smaller...
>
> hilary blue