Posted by Elizabeth on May 6, 1999, at 1:30:44
In reply to Re: SSRI's and permanent side effects, posted by JD on May 4, 1999, at 11:32:18
> For what it's worth (and without wanting to be too negative about SSRIs use in general), I remember once seeing an abstract regarding a chronic, movement-related REM-sleep disorder that seemed to have been caused by relatively short-term Prozac (fluoxetine). It should be easy to locate in the PubMed database (on the internet) if you're interested.
I'm guessing you mean REM sleep behavior disorder. It seems to be caused by suppression of muscle atonia that normally occurs in REM sleep. It happens less with other antidepressants for various reasons (but can be precipitated by abrupt *withdrawal* of tricyclics, monoamine oxidase inhibitors, or amphetamine). It has occasionally continued for some time after discontinuation of the antidepressant.
To Mary: have you had a sleep study and imaging studies (e.g., MRI)?
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