{"id":521,"date":"2019-07-22T22:29:22","date_gmt":"2019-07-22T22:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.livingwithfibromyalgia.net\/?p=521"},"modified":"2019-07-26T15:14:49","modified_gmt":"2019-07-26T15:14:49","slug":"connection-between-tmj-and-fibromyalgia-symptoms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fibromyalgiacause.com\/connection-between-tmj-and-fibromyalgia-symptoms\/","title":{"rendered":"Connection between TMJ and Fibromyalgia Symptoms"},"content":{"rendered":"

In general, fibromyalgia can have connections with various other disorders. There are some medications and steps available to alleviate problems related to these disorders.<\/p>\n

In most of the fibromyalgia patients, pain is considered to be one of the common symptoms that are experienced.<\/p>\n

In most of the cases, there are also other symptoms experienced along with pain. If we look at the pain, it is not something specific to a region in the body.<\/p>\n

Fibromyalgia people usually experience widespread pain that is difficult to express. Some other common symptoms seen in fibromyalgia patients include fatigue, sleep problems, anxiety, stress, disturbance, etc.<\/p>\n

There have been several studies made to identify the factors and details about the coexistence of fibromyalgia and TMJ in individuals. Sometimes both the conditions may be dependent on each other.<\/p>\n

Temporomandibular joint pain – an overview<\/span><\/h2>\n

TMJ pain or disorder can be experienced due to various reasons. If a person can notice severe pain in the jaw region if you try to move the jaw, it can be a problem in TMJ.<\/p>\n

The symptoms of pain can also be accompanied by various other symptoms such as crackling sound or stiffness in TMJ.<\/p>\n

This problem can be something relating to bruxism. There have been cases where people have reported problems related to TMJ as an effect of a teeth-grinding or falling of teeth.<\/p>\n

It is important that the problem should be treated as early as possible. For people with fibromyalgia, this pain can be so disturbing along with the other symptoms they have in their body.<\/p>\n

It can also be an effect of some surgery or post-accident outcome. Unlike the olden days, there are many methods and treatments available to sort out problems related to TMJ.<\/p>\n

The treatment becomes a little bit tricky when the patient experiences TMJ along with other symptoms of fibromyalgia.<\/p>\n

Common medications available for TMJ and fibromyalgia<\/span><\/h2>\n

Below are some of the medications prescribed for problems related to trigeminal neuralgia. Depending on the condition of the patient, medication is provided.<\/p>\n

The below medications are some of the seizure medications prescribed to patients who have TMJ. These medications are believed to provide enough relief to the patients.<\/p>\n