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Lexapro Jaw pain and cheek numbness
Mental Health | Last Active: Feb 22 6:42am | Replies (14)Comment receiving replies
Hello @divinewisdom28 and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Clearly you are feeling something different/off, so it is good you continue to advocate for yourself to get answers.
It seems as though there is a known correlation with jaw pain and Lexapro. See the information below in case this is of help.
"Does jaw pain from Lexapro go away? → Bruxism associated with antidepressant use is an underrecognized phenomenon, particularly among neurologists. → Antidepressant-associated bruxism/jaw pain most commonly begins within 3–4 weeks of medication initiation or dose titration, and can resolve within 3–4 weeks of drug discontinuation."
SSRI-associated bruxism - PMC - NCBI: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5914744/
Have you heard of the term bruxism? Does this sound like what you are experiencing?
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Hi Amanda,
thank you for taking your time to reply to me.
I actually have read this article before. I'm not 100% sure if everything I'm experiencing would be included under bruxism. I don't grind my teeth. Just my cheeks get numb and feel puffy and I'll have pain in my jaw next to my ears. I also feel my sense of taste is not as good as normal and i feel I've been producing more saliva than normal and sometimes less than normal...
I've also been having pain in my left leg, foot, arm, and hand. And also just feel weaker in those left extremities. It even bothers me when I'm driving or just doing very simple tasks.. kind of just trying to piece everything together...it's hard with this horrible brain fog.
I just turned 28 years old the other day.
Thank you,
John