Stressed? Me? Never!!
Sep. 3rd, 2006 10:35 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
hiddenmuseThat jaw pain I'd mentioned a few days ago? It didn't go away, despite considerable amounts of Advil and wearing my night guard again.
Apparently, it's called "clenching my jaw in my sleep - and stressors I was oblivious to, reaching a breaking point." And here I was, thinking that all was fine and dandy, no worries ... but my subconscious apparently had a different agenda. :-/
So, when I went to the internist on Thursday, I mentioned it to her - as well as tellling her that I would go to the dentist about it - and ended up being given a prescription for Valium - at a small dose (5 mg) to be taken as a muscle relaxer, up to 4 times a day.
Well, I've taken "mother's little helper" a couple of times - and it seems like the only muscle relaxing it does is help me sleep, thus keeping my mind off my pain. Thankfully, I don't have to work tomorrow, so if I take it during the day and fall asleep mid-afternoon, no big deal.
Now, I just have to call the dentist on Tuesday, and find out what she'll have to say. In the meantime, it's more Advil, alternating between ice packs and warm compresses, and the occasional Valium.
Apparently, it's called "clenching my jaw in my sleep - and stressors I was oblivious to, reaching a breaking point." And here I was, thinking that all was fine and dandy, no worries ... but my subconscious apparently had a different agenda. :-/
So, when I went to the internist on Thursday, I mentioned it to her - as well as tellling her that I would go to the dentist about it - and ended up being given a prescription for Valium - at a small dose (5 mg) to be taken as a muscle relaxer, up to 4 times a day.
Well, I've taken "mother's little helper" a couple of times - and it seems like the only muscle relaxing it does is help me sleep, thus keeping my mind off my pain. Thankfully, I don't have to work tomorrow, so if I take it during the day and fall asleep mid-afternoon, no big deal.
Now, I just have to call the dentist on Tuesday, and find out what she'll have to say. In the meantime, it's more Advil, alternating between ice packs and warm compresses, and the occasional Valium.
