Posted by Ritch on November 22, 2002, at 9:32:00
In reply to Re: Anti-depressants and dystonia/dyskenesia, posted by syringachalet on November 21, 2002, at 8:37:12
> Hello borderline,
> I was interested that you were having dystonic events while on the SSRI Paxil.
> My question was were you taking any other psychotrophic medications prescribed for you by your Paxil prescribing MD or did you have the Paxil prescribed for you by another MD who was not aware of the your on-going Paxil meidcation regime?
> ALso did your precribing MD do a Tardive Dyskenisa evaluation prior to adminstering your first does of Paxil? The standard AIMS (autonomic involuntary movement scale) has long been the bench mark in assessing potential TD risks.
> If you were on any psychoactive medications,
> esp tricyclics like Elavil or sedative-hyponotics like Ambien, those too could have cause these idiopatihic dystonic events.
> I once had been placed on a anti-psychotic injectible back in the early 1990s, I had
> what is called a occular-gyro crisis...
> now that was one very scary event...esp. when these seldom occur and almost never in females.
>
> Having to find the balance between the disease and the cure.....
Hi, John hasn't posted for quite a while. I had EPS symptoms from Paxil the first day I tried it. I continued to take it for several days, but stopped it. My pdoc told me to stop it and pitch it. I am sensitive to EPS. The National Health Service in Britain (in their AD guidelines), doesn't recommend starting AD treatment with Paxil (Seroxat there), but recommend fluoxetine or sertraline instead because of Paxil induced EPS problems.
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