Posted by 2ndXround on July 9, 2004, at 7:37:20
In reply to Panda, posted by LastDyingWish on July 8, 2004, at 21:22:51
Hi Panda
I took Elavil for a couple of years almost 30 years ago. I was seriously depressed after detoxing from using speed. Very few meds were out then for depression.
During my RN training, interns at SF, Berkeley and Oakland hospitals introduced me to 'speed'. It was very common and easy to get. Remember, it was the 70's and I was in the center of the hippy/drug/make love not war phase.
Anyway, after a couple of years I had to stop the Elavil due to blurry vision, tremor, severe agitation. I then tried several other meds but never had a problem until I tried Prozac. The movement and sleep problems were unbelievable! (I already told you about them) The doctor said Prozac did not cause it, but new meds were coming out very fast and testing for all the different side effects was impossible. It was the first SSRI I had tried.
I have heard since then that Prozac and SSRI's in general have been known in rare cases to cause movement problems.....
But I wonder now if it was caused by a combination of things...starting with the damage done by my amphetamine abuse. This damage might have caused my brain to react differenty to SSRI's (Prozac specifically), resulting in the movement/sleeping problems.
I don't know....I have a need to understand why this is happening. If I knew I think I would be able to tolerate it better....as well as figure out what might help.
I am afraid of taking another med, even to treat the symptoms that keep me miserable and awake all night (it's 5:30AM and I am still up). What if a new med causes more problems? There just is not enough research yet.
I guess I am just tired....sorry
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