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Posted by linkadge on November 4, 2004, at 19:56:08
I am convinced that all of this muscle jerking and twiching I have experienced as a result of AD medication must be a sign of brain dammage/ neurodegeneration.
Linkadge
Posted by mike lynch on November 4, 2004, at 20:18:55
In reply to All this jerking and twiching a sign of brain damm, posted by linkadge on November 4, 2004, at 19:56:08
> I am convinced that all of this muscle jerking and twiching I have experienced as a result of AD medication must be a sign of brain dammage/ neurodegeneration.
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> Linkadge
Happens to me occasionally.. and there is a correlation between movement disorders and SSRI'S most likely because of it's effect on the brain..
Posted by lostforwards on November 4, 2004, at 20:26:32
In reply to All this jerking and twiching a sign of brain damm, posted by linkadge on November 4, 2004, at 19:56:08
> I am convinced that all of this muscle jerking and twiching I have experienced as a result of AD medication must be a sign of brain dammage/ neurodegeneration.
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> LinkadgeI don't know if I'd call it brain damage in the cell death sense. If it's TD, it's just due to oversensitive dopamine receptors.
Posted by Peddidle on November 5, 2004, at 12:40:31
In reply to Re: All this jerking and twiching a sign of brain damm, posted by lostforwards on November 4, 2004, at 20:26:32
I am on zoloft and I get the muscle spasms and twitches. They've been happening a lot more since I've been lowering my dose. My doctor says it's part of the withdrawal.
Posted by jlbl2l on November 5, 2004, at 15:50:18
In reply to All this jerking and twiching a sign of brain damm, posted by linkadge on November 4, 2004, at 19:56:08
lowered seizure threshold, or like someone else said problem with dopamine receptors.
Posted by Shadowplayers721 on November 6, 2004, at 0:39:22
In reply to All this jerking and twiching a sign of brain damm, posted by linkadge on November 4, 2004, at 19:56:08
Linkage,
I was on klonopin for a few years and I weaned off of it. Now, I have tremors really bad. Also, I have twitches and jerking too. No, I don't think I am brain damaged. I don't know what's going on, but something is really off. I am having mri's and blood work to see what's going on. I have very odd tremors.
Posted by gardenergirl on November 6, 2004, at 1:45:39
In reply to Re: All this jerking and twiching a sign of brain damm, posted by Shadowplayers721 on November 6, 2004, at 0:39:22
I get mild and sometimes more intense myoclonic jerks whenever I lower my Nardil dose. They seem to go away in a week or so, but they are, er, interesting if not downright annoying when they are frequent.
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Posted by laurie_lu on November 6, 2004, at 14:54:13
In reply to Re: All this jerking and twiching a sign of brain damm, posted by gardenergirl on November 6, 2004, at 1:45:39
While I was on 150mg of Effexor XR, I began experiencing those same jerking and twitching in my fingers, hands, wrists, and elbows. It scared the hell out of me and that was the final straw that made me decide to stop taking the Effexor. These symptoms have stopped.
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