Posted by flipsactown on July 18, 2004, at 1:30:19
In reply to slight involuntary muscle movements on prozac, posted by mike lynch on July 18, 2004, at 0:12:03
I took Prozac for over 7 years and was actually prescribed 100mg which is 20mg more then the recommended maximum dosage. For me the twitches were mainly in my legs especially just before I fell asleep, you know when you are so relaxed you are ready to sleep. Sometimes my whole body would twitch, like one big involuntary muscle movement. I call them twitches. They will continue, but for me it was a sign that the Prozac is doing its thing. After 7 years, Prozac pooped out and was no longer effective. But everyone is different. Your body will get used to the leg twitch. It is a minor inconvenience considering Prozac took my depression away for all those years. I am currently on Lexapro which is a combination of Prozac and Celexa. I have only been on it for 6 weeks and have not felt the full effects of it yet, although it has lifted my unipolar depression somewhat. Good luck to you.
FST
> I've been taking prozac for about 3 weeks now and just recently I noticed these involuntary muscle contractions (the muscle would like tighten up) It would mostly be in my leg, it is really suddle. Watching T.V. and other stimulating activities that involve things moving around seems to trigger the movements even more sometimes moving my eyes does to..
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> Is this something that may go away..or is it a sign of the beginning of something more serious?
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