Posted by Racer on December 21, 2005, at 12:47:13
In reply to Little shocks trough the body. uncontrolled., posted by MrBrice on December 21, 2005, at 11:30:10
I had something that might be similar when I took Zoloft -- my arms and legs would jerk around, without my being able to control it. It was pretty awful, not only the embarrassment and general discomfort from not being able to control my own body, but also just plain muscle fatigue! My muscles ached because of it.
The worst of it stopped when I stopped Zoloft, but it took a while before it stopped altogether -- months, despite my being on Zoloft only a couple of months.
I think, but am not sure, that it might be dystonia, which I know very little about. I tried to describe it, saying I thought it was akathisia, but was told no -- akathisia is when you move voluntarily because you're too uncomfortable when you try to be still. Dystonia is involuntary muscular contractions/jerks. If you're familiar with myoclonus, that's the closest I can describe it as -- very much like myoclonus, but with more muscular tension both before and after. (My experience with myoclonus has always started with relaxed muscles, and they relax again as soon as it's over. That didn't happen here -- I wanted to and did sometimes cry because my muscles were so tense for so long.)
I know that ain't much help, but at least it gives you a name to try to research, right? Good luck.
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