TY - JOUR
T1 - Antidepressant-induced bruxism
T2 - Successfully treated with gabapentin
AU - Sherwood Brown, E.
AU - Hong, Sunhee C.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was funded in part by grants to Dr. Brown from the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression, The Theodore and Vada Stanley Foundation, the Sarah M. and Charles E. Seay Center for Basic and Applied Research in Psychiatric Illness and the John Schemerhorn Psychiatric Fund.
PY - 1999/10
Y1 - 1999/10
N2 - Background. Symptoms consistent with bruxism are a common chief complaint in dental practice. The authors describe a case of bruxism likely induced by the antidepressant venlafaxine and successfully treated with gabapentin. Case Description. A case of bruxism, anxiety, insomnia and tremor is reported in a man with bipolar disorder that developed a few days after he initiated venlafaxine therapy for depression. The patient's psychiatrist prescribed gabapentin for anxiety symptoms, and shortly thereafter the man experienced a complete resolution of the bruxism. Clinical Implications. On the basis of this case and the available literature, the authors conclude that bruxism secondary to antidepressant therapy may be common. Thus, dentists should inquire about the use of these medications in patients who have bruxism. Gabapentin may offer promise in the treatment of this condition.
AB - Background. Symptoms consistent with bruxism are a common chief complaint in dental practice. The authors describe a case of bruxism likely induced by the antidepressant venlafaxine and successfully treated with gabapentin. Case Description. A case of bruxism, anxiety, insomnia and tremor is reported in a man with bipolar disorder that developed a few days after he initiated venlafaxine therapy for depression. The patient's psychiatrist prescribed gabapentin for anxiety symptoms, and shortly thereafter the man experienced a complete resolution of the bruxism. Clinical Implications. On the basis of this case and the available literature, the authors conclude that bruxism secondary to antidepressant therapy may be common. Thus, dentists should inquire about the use of these medications in patients who have bruxism. Gabapentin may offer promise in the treatment of this condition.
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U2 - 10.14219/jada.archive.1999.0057
DO - 10.14219/jada.archive.1999.0057
M3 - Article
C2 - 10570590
AN - SCOPUS:0033211425
SN - 0002-8177
VL - 130
SP - 1467
EP - 1469
JO - Journal of the American Dental Association
JF - Journal of the American Dental Association
IS - 10
ER -