Posted by sue doe on March 6, 2002, at 17:53:59
In reply to Anti-depressants and dystonia/dyskenesia, posted by borderliner21 on February 16, 2002, at 11:25:51
Why do ssri's cause dystonia in some people?(I was predisposed to it).
I am not well informed, but I read a lot. I have seen dystonia mentioned in genetic studies of Tourette's Syndrome. there seem to be genetic connections between many of the mental illnesses, alcoholism, obesity and dystonia. Is the dystonia just another ramification of our proneness to mental illness. In my family three siblings are bi-polar, one is schizophrenic, one committed suicide at age 19, and one has serious problems with dystonia. Our children are beginning to show mental illness symptoms also. My pet theory is that these illnesses are all in the same, they just reveal themselves in different ways.
Does anyone think I may have a good point here?
Sue doe (nym)
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