Posted by yxibow on January 9, 2008, at 3:25:30
In reply to Fluttering Eyelid, posted by Phoenix1 on January 5, 2008, at 12:45:45
> I've had a fluttering eyelid for the last 48 hours. This is new. Is it TD/EPS from the low dose Seroquel, a side effect from increasing Nardil dosage, or nothing to worry about? Won't be able to ask my pdoc until Tuesday...
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> Thanks for any advice.Blepharospasms are common human conditions. TD is Tardive, as in late -- after many years of exposure to all antipsychotics. It could conceivably be a transient in your medication adjustment; twitches are a common side effect of a lot of psychoactive substances. I understand it is an annoyance but I would just mention it to your doctor the next time you see him/her. The chances are far greater that it is a passing phase.
If your eyeballs were moving, that would be a different story -- not to scare you, but that is ID (initial dyskinesia) and something to call the emergency # in your country. IV Benadryl is the choice of agent to stop that, its called an oculogyric crisis. But that is very extraordinarily rare with something like Seroquel.
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