Posted by Noa on June 22, 2001, at 15:50:29
In reply to Zoloft to Paxil - Tics - HELP!!!, posted by Dale on June 22, 2001, at 15:21:56
Dale,
I believe what you are experiencing is nothing permanent. I, too, have dose-related muscle twitches from SSRIs. For me, it was worst with Paxil, but I also have had it with Effexor. It is also called myoclonus. For me, it happened most frequently when at rest, like just before going to sleep or when lying on the sofa. Muscles that I could not possible flex on purpose would suddenly flex or twitch.
For me, caffeine also added to the problem.
What worked for me was lowering the dose, as well as combining the Effexor with Serzone, which blocks the action of the 5HT-2 serotonin receptor, which is one of the receptors involved in muscle action.
I believe you should see a psychopharmocologist to develop a strategy for medications. I believe it is probably beyond the expertise of a family doctor.
But I encourage you not to get caught up in the "backlash" stir. If what you have experienced is the same as what I have (I can't say if it is or isn't, but it sounds familiar), it is not a real tic disorder, it is not an enduring problem, it does not cause brain damage. It is dose dependent and reversible.
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