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You should check with her physician. Risperdal (risperidone) is a dopamine receptor blocker that is capable of causing abnormal involuntary movements, including bruxism (teeth grinding). JAR ----- Original Message ----- From: Hilary Blue <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2000 2:24 PM Subject: Re: NEWS-Depression drugs may trigger teeth-grinding, headaches > My daughter informs and corrects me - NEurontin and respirodol are not > antidepressants but mood regulators - however her symptoms remain the same - > could there be a connexion? > > hilary > > > > > judith richards wrote: > > > > > > Depression drugs may trigger teeth-grinding, headaches > > > > > > NEW YORK, Jan 21, 2000 (Reuters Health) -- The family of antidepressant > > > medications that includes Prozac, Paxil, and Zoloft may cause > > > teeth-grinding and associated headaches, researchers report. But adding > > > the antidepressant drug Buspar (buspirone) appears to provide relief > > > from these symptoms.,,,,,,,,,, > > > > THIS MAY BE EXTREMELY SIGNIFICANt for my 14 year pld daughter who is starting > > to have trouble at school because she cannot finish a single day - complains > > of continual headaches and dizziness. She grinds her teeth and the dentist has > > given her a night guard which she has had now fr about 2 weeks, and just seems > > to be making the headaches worse. > > She has been taking neurontin and respirodol for about 18 months. she has an > > appointment with the neurologist - but the earliest one i could get was for > > march! Meantime, she is in severe trouble at school and the custody hearing is > > actually the day before the neuro appt - does anybody know if her two > > medications fit into these categories as described above? > > > > Please help me, because if she ks deemed to be leavcing school wantonly , this > > makes my chances of custody even smaller... > > > > hilary blue >