Paroxetine induced bruxism, treated with Buspirone : An unexplored entity
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SSRI are the widely prescribed first line drugs for depression and as depression very commonly presents with insomnia SSRI are good at improving the sleep problems also. But though rare the occurrence of sleep related side effects like bruxism,it may cause significant distress and cause of nonadherence which easily may be overlooked. In this case we report a case of Paroxetine induced bruxism and subsequently treated with withdrawing the drug and buspirone. Though the aetiology of such bruxism remained unclear, the imbalances in dopaminergic and serotonergic activities in the central nervous system is mostly implicated.
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