Posted by kimcrazylady on June 15, 2006, at 11:39:14
In reply to Re: leg twitching, posted by honeybee on June 14, 2006, at 14:20:55
> Ll!
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> I wasn't the poster who Jost mentioned but, following a nose dive into a nervous breakdown, going on and off Effexor in December, I seem to have these same fasciculations, as well. (And some mild myoclonus/twitching concentrated mostly around when I'm about to slumber off to zzz land, but not restricted to that liminal, betwixt sleep and waking state.) Not really sure if it's the torment of my anxiety or something that the meds set off, but I'm going to the neurologist on Tuesday and will let you know if I find out anything else about it. My pcp thinks I need an MRI.
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> Someone else had also posted that she'd gotten myoclonus that disappeared on Parnate (I may be getting all this wrong!) and that she and the neuro couldn't quite figure it out. Maybe this is something less uncommon than we think????
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> It is a little creepy and annoying, though, I have to say. Like little snaky gremlins all up under your skin...
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> hb
I am the one who had really severe myoclonus which started when I either 1)discontinued the cymbalta or 2)started the effexor XR. (went from Cymbalta to Effexor) Not sure which drug induced it, but it was awful. I twitched quite often and not only when I was about to fall asleep. I looked spastic :)My neurologist ran every test known to man and God, and found nothing. Blood tests were normal; every test was normal. I tried several drugs for epilepsy, and they helped a little, but I gave up on them and guess what? As soon as I started back on my Parnate, the myoclonus basically stopped. I still have a few twitches before I fall asleep or as I wake up, but that is normal.
I've heard about quite a few folks who get twitchy on AD's and it seems to be just a few drugs that cause the problem. Good luck. I'll bet the neurologist doesn't find anything, but it won't hurt to get checked out.
Kim
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