Am I the only one experiencing this? My
tmj pain seems to return at the onset of
my menstrual periods.
Here's my history. I was diagnosed with
tmj 15 yrs ago. It went into remission
for years. Then I had a crown put on a
molar and had to chew on the opposite side
than what i'm used to for 10 days. I
that feel this aggravated the tmj. The
wierd thing is that the pain goes away
completely about 10 days into my cycle,
only to return exactly the day before my
menstrual bleeding begins. It's done
this for 3 consecutive months now.
Does else anyone have this experience?
Is there any documented link between tmj
and menstruation?
Thanks in advance for any replies!
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crazymomof4
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Joined: 17 May 2004 Posts: 4
I'm Answering My Own Question. Posted: 10-30-04 21:43pm
I found that my body was magnesium
deficient. Taking magnesium allieviated
my tmjd. The following (which I found on
a great website) explains why my tjmd was
linked to my menses.
"magnesium lost through the process of
menstruation would explain why the above
conditions (including tmjd) are less
common in men, as well as pre- and and
post menopausal women. We know women are
more at risk of iron deficiency anemia due
to menstruation, but perhaps there are
more minerals than iron that are lost
during the process of menstruation. I
suspect his is true for magnesium. If
menstruation is a risk factor for
magnesium loss, then this would also
provide a logical explanation as to why
the above conditions occur more often in
women of menstrual age and are often noted
to be worse just prior to menstruation.
"
magnesium deficiency also is linked to
menstrual migranes which I get each and
every month. I'm hoping they will be gone
too, now that i'm on magnesium
supplements.
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trustsomeone
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yes, hormones and deficiencies all definite Posted: 03-20-08 10:42am
I have had the same thing, throughout
mylife. TMJ, mirgraines, good for awhile,
and learned to accept that flair ups will
occur during pre-menses. Any ailment i
havae surfaces just before my period, and
if there is a deficiency currently, then
it stays around-the pain in my jaw, neck,
or places that I have arthritis, etc.
I have switched to as much organic stuff
as possible, and eat a banana every day,
if i can. good job.
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Tmddyan
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Posted: 03-20-08 12:30pm
Ive talked to multiple doctors ab out
this. its not the tmj that is efecting
this. it could be nutrition but it could
also be stress which effects both. I know
that for over a year( this is why i talked
to the doctors) i either skipped, or came
3 to 5 weeks late. It did seem that when i
started and the first day was over things
seemed to mellow out.
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edgaras
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estrogen Posted: 04-23-08 22:32pm
there is a link with estrogen and pain
receptors. Don't recall where I read it,
but it's in medical literature.
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Tmddyan
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Posted: 04-24-08 00:09am
progesteron cream is helpful as well as
kombucha---pain im sure can effect it just
like being sick---in that way i think that
it could be linked---but more than likely
not
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edgaras
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Women and trigeminal neuralgia Posted: 04-24-08 17:11pm
There was research done to determine
possible mechanism why do women suffer
from trigeminal neuralgia more than men
do. They concluded that is it due to
estrogen. Here is one of the research
papers explain the suffering (additional
suffering of women with particular genetic
predisposition):
[Association of estrogen receptor gene
polymorphisms and primary trigeminal
neuralgia]
[Article in Chinese]
Hua Xi Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi. 2005
Dec;23(6):495-7.
Huang CJ, Wang H, Wu MY, Zhang JJ, Meng
QR, Fu CH, Deng JZ, Yi P.
Dept of Radiology, West China College of
Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu,
China.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association
of estrogen receptor (ER) gene
polymorphism and primary trigeminal
neuralgia. METHODS: By polymerase chain
reaction-restriction fragment length
polymorphism (PCR-RFLP), ER gene
polymorphism was analyzed in 20 trigeminal
neuralgia (TR) patients and 20 control
individuals, and the distribution of ER
genotype was compared in TR group and
control group. RESULTS: There was no
significant difference in frequencies of
allele and genotype in XbaI or PvuII
polymorphism or XbaI with PvuII
polymorphisms together between TR group
and control group (P > 0.05). The
genotypic distribution of Xx or PpXx in TR
group was higher than control group, and
it was contary to xx, ppxx or Ppxx in TR
group and control group. CONCLUSION: XbaI
or PvuII polymorphism may be related to
TR. Women with PpXx genotype may be a
dangerous factor to primary trigeminal
neuralgia.
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edgaras
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Posted: 04-28-08 21:07pm
It has been researched that women are more
susceptible to TMD/trigeminal neuralgia
due to estrogen, which somehow effects
pain receptors and is also involved in the
pain signals sent by neurons.
To moderator:
I wish above medical abstract would be
posted, it is a public domain, is there a
rule that I am not aware of? I am assured
that medical literature citations are not
only necessary for sound and supported
claims, but listing a link or abstract
would benefit many by providing the
information commonly not found online.
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Tmddyan
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Posted: 04-29-08 10:05am
this should be handled by pm--most info
online is false.
