Temporomandibular joint disorder, I understand is more common in women than men. I have it to a small degree. Avoid chewing gum and such. If you clench or grind your teeth you may need a mouth appliance to reduce the strain.
Give yoga a try, a slow, meditative type can reduce the incidence of migraine and other pain. Migraine, as I understand them (have had only one and was in my chest and arms) can affect any part of the body but usually are only ID'd as a headache. They are essentially an allergy since there is a exposure trigger, it may be a food, MSG is apparently a common culprit, it could be perfume, sulfates, exhaust fumes, any number of things. My guess is that changing hormone levels in the body may play a role (yes men have a cycle too). Maybe keep a diary, see if you can note any common threads or a pattern? Then you could avoid the trigger(s).
Marijuana may not be a pharmaceutical but THC would qualify as a drug. Many of our drugs were at least orginally plant derivatives, some have devistating effects. Don't under estimate herbs and plants. Plants and fungi such as jimson, foxglove, monkshood, hemlock, psillisiben, peyote, mescal and many others are powerful and can be deadly. That said, marijuana is relatively innocuous and may help.
Crystal a visit to an ENT may be in order. Why not rule out anything physical and then work on stress and emotional?
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