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Posted by g_g_g_unit on June 15, 2010, at 19:44:12
does anyone know the exact cause behind these, particularly in a case where they have lingered after the offending med was withdrawn?
Posted by Dan_MI on June 15, 2010, at 22:34:39
In reply to myoclonic leg jerks, posted by g_g_g_unit on June 15, 2010, at 19:44:12
If the offending med is an anti-psychotic, it could bee permanent. That's what happened to me. Sucks.
There are plenty of lawyers who would take our cases.
> does anyone know the exact cause behind these, particularly in a case where they have lingered after the offending med was withdrawn?
Posted by g_g_g_unit on June 16, 2010, at 3:37:40
In reply to Re: myoclonic leg jerks, posted by Dan_MI on June 15, 2010, at 22:34:39
> If the offending med is an anti-psychotic, it could bee permanent. That's what happened to me. Sucks.
>
> There are plenty of lawyers who would take our cases.
>Nope, have never been on an AP, aside from Seroquel, which I literally took twice to combat Parnate-induced insomnia, but halted abruptly because it did in fact worsen the jerks. The jerks appeared while I was on Nardil. They're not particularly bothersome, but I was just wondering what's 'broken'. Here's a study where NMDA antagonism worsened the condition (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20434435).
Posted by Continuous Relapser on June 27, 2010, at 18:39:49
In reply to Re: myoclonic leg jerks, posted by g_g_g_unit on June 16, 2010, at 3:37:40
Have you considered a sleep study/specialist. Especially if they are worse in bed at night.
If they aren't night related maybe a low dose of diazepam or clonazepam might help like it does with RLS
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