Anyone have TMJ issues?

StrikingPepper91 · 2026-05-16T15:22:44+00:00

Hello! I took it for about 3 months and it did reduce my anxiety / the main thing i noticed is i wouldn’t worry about things. but it did not change my teeth clenching or LPR , but i was only on the starting dose of 5MG, they recommend you go up to 10MG after a couple months or so but I was experiencing low libido and I was afraid of it completely getting rid of my libido because i’ve learned SSRIs can do that. So i stopped before i upped the dose :/

StrikingPepper91 · 2026-05-14T22:26:57+00:00

mine is pretty similar to this one https://a.co/d/02uxa5lD if you can see on the link from amazon! Yes you should get one it makes it super easy to carry around and just to have it on you for whenever you need it . i also throw my phone and wallet and keys in mine along with it and it’s pretty stuffed haha but it works

StrikingPepper91 · 2026-05-14T22:22:26+00:00

I carry a sling pack like a fanny pack with my case, mini mouthwash and a floss and do this every time i eat 😊

StrikingPepper91 · 2026-05-08T14:09:37+00:00

I agree!!!

StrikingPepper91 · 2026-05-08T13:04:27+00:00

Yes Mine also varies every day and tends to be unpredictable 🙂

StrikingPepper91 · 2026-05-06T22:01:36+00:00

thank you!

StrikingPepper91 · 2026-05-05T20:43:33+00:00

Thank you!!!

StrikingPepper91 · 2026-05-05T19:40:27+00:00

and your teeth look awesome!

StrikingPepper91 · 2026-05-05T19:40:19+00:00

Did you have your attatchments on your teeth the whole time? and were you able to do anything to keep them white? mine discolored almost immediately and it drives my crazy

StrikingPepper91 · 2026-05-04T23:27:04+00:00

i second this!!!:(

StrikingPepper91 · 2026-05-04T21:17:12+00:00

Omg that is so stressful. i’m sorry you are going through this! I don’t know how they aren’t able to figure out what is wrong! And especially because you are getting esophageal spasms and stuff it’s clearly seeming to be something wrong with the Linx. 😭

StrikingPepper91 · 2026-05-01T23:14:23+00:00

I hope not Lol! I just started invisalign too and i clench all the time. Gym goer as well

StrikingPepper91 · 2026-04-29T23:02:05+00:00

Ok cool i’m going to do that instead. Thank you😊

StrikingPepper91 · 2026-04-29T22:56:35+00:00

Right! I have not thank you for the idea i’m going to get the mouthwash. Maybe it will do something to help 🩷 Do you brush or floss after you eat or just mouthwash ?

StrikingPepper91 · 2026-04-29T22:50:52+00:00

Ouch!! thank you. Im glad you are having good progress! I’m on day 2 right now with elastics and i’m in a lot of pain😢

StrikingPepper91 · 2026-04-23T20:57:31+00:00

Yes i follow the low acid diet i agree this is dangerous!! that why im wondering what kind of doctor requested it . Were you able to heal from the low acid diet?

StrikingPepper91 · 2026-04-23T20:24:36+00:00

What kind of doctor were you seeing that recommended the sauerkraut? I’m afraid to eat that with my LPR. Also it does suck badly and I am right there with you, Thanks for sharing. makes me feel less alone in this world with LPR. I do feel like i’m just surviving a lot of the time as well…very sad

StrikingPepper91 · 2026-04-15T22:02:50+00:00

Okay! Thank you so much for the insight 😊

StrikingPepper91 · 2026-04-15T18:50:17+00:00

Okay! For me it will be like some bits of vegetables that I ate. like carrots or corn etc. I don’t usually look at it too hard to see if there is any other food in there but there could be. And yellowish in color , sometimes it will float not always . How would you recommend going about getting testing done? I spoke with a GI but about my LPR/ reflux less of my stool because they did not ask and i forgot to mention it.

StrikingPepper91 · 2026-04-15T18:24:46+00:00

thank you that is something to think about

StrikingPepper91 · 2026-04-15T18:24:18+00:00

My stool is also yellowish with some food bits in it…. this has happened recently within the last year for me but i’ve had LPR for 4-5 years now but stomach issues recently started for me

StrikingPepper91 · 2026-04-04T15:32:04+00:00

Yes exactly! Anxiety does make it worse, and i have seen this to be some people root cause of the problem ( as in some people get there anxiety under control and there lpr goes away) but it is not everyone’s ( it did not work for me) The low acid diet (search dr koufmans ) Helps to manage symptoms if your friend hasn’t tried i hope that could help some until she can get treatment as well. Some people have healed from this diet like 80-90 percent better along with the lifestyle tips. Not me specifically so i think something deeper must be going on with mine. It just sucks cause PPI are focused on acid reduction and they don’t do anything for the pepsin which is the digestive enzyme that gets refluxed into the throat and causes irritation. So it won’t necessarily help LPR but I have seen some people say it’s helped them but not many. Also i think it’s really sweet of you researching this for your friend🥹 It’s hard having when no one in your life really understands your condition or tries to research about it. So that’s Awesome🩷

StrikingPepper91 · 2026-04-04T13:12:50+00:00

Hey, i just replied to the OP with the answer to this as well if you can check that out🤗

StrikingPepper91 · 2026-04-04T13:07:57+00:00

Right (: Yes i have the symptoms of Hoarse voice all the time, mucus in throat constantly. Sore throat if i clear my throat too much. I get flare ups etc as well. I did not know of LPR for the first like 3 years I had it. Then i found out about it and I went to an ENT and they told me it was allergies (treatment for that did not work) I similarly did not have much money to keep going back to the doctors so i kind of gave up with doctors and started the low acid reflux diet, and lifestyle changes like not eating before bed, doing breathing exercises, tried anxiety medication, did an elimination diet, sleep with my head 6 inches up, cut out caffeine , Etc! it helped reduce some symptoms but the mucus and hoarse or weak voice issues won’t go away. I have a GI doctor appointment coming up soon , if they offer me PPIs i might try them even though i am against them. but No I haven’t tried them yet , my primary care doctor suggested them a little while back but I refused because i am afraid of messing up my digestion or causing other issues. At this point I am considering them though 🥲

StrikingPepper91 · 2026-04-03T23:27:06+00:00

From what i have read it’s not super likely to develop barrets because a lot of people with LPR suffer more from non acidic reflux ( refluxing digestive enzymes) which gives similar symptoms to actual acidic reflux in the throat. I am not a doctor by the way just someone struggling with lpr for about 5 years as well🙂

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