Posted by linkadge on October 23, 2005, at 15:23:22
In reply to Question for Linkadge, posted by MM on October 22, 2005, at 3:20:45
The main problem I have is what I call a movement disorder.
The best way to describe it, is that when I get up to move, by body doesn't really know how! I also experience strange sensations like feeling like my head is being twisted to the left, Shaking, twisting, sinusoidal head movements, illegable penmanship, the list goes on.
I would like to believe, just as much as the next man, that these effects are only temporary. But I have to face the reality that these problems are as promanant now as they were 8 months ago when I stopped the meds.
I can't say I know the mechanism for sure, but If I take a test dose of an SSRI, most of these problems vanish for a while.
We know that long term use of many antipsychotics can lead to structural morphology to areas of the brain associated with movement. I don't find it inconcievable that other drugs could not cause similar changes. Dr. Breggin, (as much as I don't like him) has done a fairly good job at collecting similar accounts.
I am not really anti-drug overall. But, I think that the highly liberal prescription of these medications based on the assumption that they are "safe" may be prfoundly unwise.
If people want to discount my account, thats ok, but I just pray that similar things don't happen to them.
Linkadge
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