Posted by scott-d-o on February 4, 2004, at 20:05:21
In reply to Hand Tremors ??, posted by Nemo2 on February 3, 2004, at 20:41:58
> I'm on Lexapro for almost 4 weeks now and my normal familial hand tremors, which are pretty minor, have amplified quite a bit since starting the meds. Anyone experience this along with the common feedback that "jitteryness" is one of the side effects of Lexapro? NEMO2
yes, this can happen with all ssri's.. the fix is to add a dopaminergic medication, since SSRI's suppress dopamine which allows acetylcholine to take over.. acetylcholine excites movement, dopamine inhibits it. what you want to do is add a low dose of an antipsychotic, a dopaminergic medication, or an anticholinergic medication.
buspar is similar to antipsychotics, somewhat dopaminergic, and an easy medication to get, and seems to augment well with SSRI's.. it is commonly used to counteract SSRI-induced bruxism (teeth-grinding) and SSRI-induced sexual side effects.. this might be a good place to start.
if you need more info, let me know.
scott
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