I started having the nightmare of tmj a
few years ago. Several things
contributed to the condition: having to
work at a computer for many hours, being
an anxious person, and having a small
problem in the temporomandibular joint.
I went to a special treatment with a
dentist specializing in tmj with no
success. I went to an orthopedist, to a
psychiatrist, to an internist, to physical
therapy.
After 2 years, the internist and the
psychiatrist decided that the best
medication (and the last resource) was
klonopin (clonazapam, also called
rivotril).
Oh, what a difference, I got my life back.
I know it is a benzodiazepine and that
it is addictive, but what takes your
freedom away more than chronic pain? I
rather be addicted to a medication.
