Menopause Matters Forum
Menopause Discussion => All things menopause => Topic started by: clare663 on May 16, 2016, 09:24:54 AM
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Hi All, have been on the Evorel Conti patch for 3 weeks now and have woken up this morning with a really bad pain in my jaw, really hurt when I yawned!! Has anyone else had this?
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It doesn't sound like anything to do with the HRT, maybe you were clenching your jaw in your sleep last night??? is this the first time it has happened?
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Hi Cazikins
Yeah the first time it has happened. you are probable right ansd it is me linking all strange things to it!!
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As oestrogen levels drop the ligaments become lax - could that be your problem?
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Hi CLKD thats possible I guess but shouldnt my levels be rising as Im on the patches? I am finding this whole menopausal thing confussing! Dont know what causes the hot flushes or the low moods or the anxiety etc how I wish more ladies spoke about it and then I might have been a bit more clued up when it happened!!!
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If you are confused, you are in the 'right' place ;)
Do you have a dental appt. soon, maybe a mouth guard if you are grinding your teeth?
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If you are confused, you are in the 'right' place ;)
Very true. The ladies here speak about it all the time so you are among friends.
CLKD I had a mouth guard but I bit through it within 8 weeks ::)
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:o ……… :-X did you miss your tongue :D
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Do I grind my teeth!! Yes so much so I have lost most of the top ones through to grinding and loosening them as I have very short roots! It feels more like an ache just past the hinge if that makes sense. I can eat and talk (much to my partners disappointment) but cant open my mouth very wide (again partners disappointment) and it hurts when I yawn!!
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clare 663 may I suggest you look up TMJ (temporomandibular joint) disorder. This is the posh name for the jaw joint. It is what I have and sounds very like your problem. If grinding affects your teeth that much maybe you need to have a chat with your dentist or ask to be referred to the maxillo facial clinic.
I only got a handle on mine when I started seeing a chiropractor. all the NHS gave me was physiotherapy but my jaw was misaligned.
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I also have a misaligned jaw and should have had it corrected with braces when I was younger. It's too expensive now and too much faff at my age!
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Hi all, thank you for your suggestions. I will look it up and yes I catch my cheeks quite often! My mum also has a clicky jaw and her dentist was horrified when he dislocated it unintentionally when carrying out some routine dental work!! My jaw doesnt click but seems quite mobile so I will make an appointment. I have ground my teeth constantly for years and had a guard but it just made me gag!! Not an option now thanks to some false teeth!!