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Posted by FredPotter on January 8, 2003, at 17:54:03
I take Nortriptylene and Lithium but suffer the above. I believe they're extra-pyramidal side-effects called akathesia or hyperkinesia. Can anyone suggest which of the medications is more likely to be responsible for it?
Thanks
Fred
Posted by Ritch on January 10, 2003, at 23:07:52
In reply to Weakness and inner restlessness, posted by FredPotter on January 8, 2003, at 17:54:03
> I take Nortriptylene and Lithium but suffer the above. I believe they're extra-pyramidal side-effects called akathesia or hyperkinesia. Can anyone suggest which of the medications is more likely to be responsible for it?
> Thanks
> FredFred, I didn't notice your post before (it got buried in the sea of posts here). My guess would be the lithium may be responsible for the weakness. I have had a little trouble in the past with that. The nortrip. might cause some inner restlessness, esp. if you are bipolar and you are taking a "standard" dose of that med. It really doesn't *sound* like EPS to me. If you had "external" restlessness (pacing, unable to sit still in the absence of manic symptoms/mood elevation or anxiety) that would definitely sound like EPS.--Mitch
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