Hi there

Since November I have suffered with constant jaw pain (4 months)

I visited my GP who suggested I visited my dentist. He couldn't find anything wrong with my teeth/ mouth at all. But prescribed me diazepam to relax my jaw muscles and made me a mouth guard to stop me "clenching" at night which i wasn't aware i did.

However despite all this the pain continued. I went back to my doctor and she said "it's stress - take paracetamol" This didn't help much either.

So I have been "putting up with it" but 2 weeks ago I had reason to visit my GP on a separate matter (skin condition) and she prescribed me antibiotics - Flucloxacillin 250mg, 4 times a day for 2 weeks.

About a week after taking these my jaw pain just went! Completely! Is it possible i had an infection somehow in my jaw bone that the antibiotics cured? I am asking because i feel so much better without this horrible pain but don't want to feel too happy about it in case it comes back!

Thanks
Clairey