My doctor has put me on 30mg Vyvanse about 2 months ago and here lately school has been really stressful so when I have taken it I have been concentrating really hard for long periods of time. Well, I guess while I do school for 10-12 hours at a time I grind my teeth together the whole time (I have always grinded my teeth together at night but I never cared) but now that I grind my teeth together during the day as well, it is making my whole mouth hurt really bad. My jaw pops a lot more than it used too as well. Everytime I eat my jaw pops and the grinding is causing sores in my mouth and I can barely open my mouth anymore and it hurts my teeth to chew. I promise I am not just a hypochondriac or dramatic this really is causing a lot of pain for me. I just didn't know if there is anything I could do about this at home instead of seeing a doctor? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alanagribble ( talk • contribs) 18:47, 30 January 2015 (UTC) reply

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This is called bruxing and, no, you can't just treat it at home "instead of seeing a doctor." Ask your doctor and/or dentist about getting a mouth guard to wear between your uppers and lowers. Because bruxing is more than just a nuisance - it can have long-term damaging effects on your teeth. ← Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 19:03, 30 January 2015 (UTC) reply

In response to a request by User:Baseball Bugs, I see that User:Ian.thomson deleted this, citing that the Refdesk guidelines don't allow for medical diagnosis. While one can argue that Bugs' response sounds like a diagnosis (and should not be relied on as such) the equation of chronic tooth-grinding with bruxism is IMHO just a useful word for the OP's vocabulary; it's no more a diagnosis in my opinion than saying that a fracture with the bones sticking out is a compound fracture. I think it is useful reference work to direct the OP to this article, which discusses the role of amphetamines (such as Vyvanse) and dopaminergic signalling. We shouldn't give advice here (though the rave crowd could probably offer some suggestions) but I would point out that doctors are generally supposed to be available via e-mail or phone call for such questions about the side effects of things they prescribe - you probably paid a pretty penny, so you should get your money's worth. Wnt ( talk) 01:54, 31 January 2015 (UTC) reply