Posted by djmmm on July 7, 2003, at 9:39:32
In reply to celexa muscle tension: would more klonopin help, posted by babs on July 6, 2003, at 21:59:38
> Every day around 3 or 4 PM I develop muscle tension in my neck and shoulders that leads to a big, bad headache. It's only happened since I upped my celexa to 80 mg for OCD 5 weeks ago. I was on risperdal and had no problems with muscle tension but had to go off it because of elevated prolactin levels. We added 1.75 mg of klonopin to the celexa- I take 1 mg at night, .5 in the morning and .25 around 2 or 3 in the afternoon. I'm wondering if upping the afternoon klonopin dose to a full .5 mg might help the muscle tension and headaches. They're pretty bad. thanks, babs
It seems that the abrupt onset of the symptoms you have described, coinciding with the increase in Celexa to 80mg, (which is a fairly high dose) and the addition of Klonopin (a pro serotonin drug) could be causing your problems. You may be experiencing serotonin syndrome, which in most cases presents as stiffness in the neck, shoulders, and a headache. The vast majority of cases are mild, and transient. Have you told your Dr. about these problems since increasing the celexa?
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