Posted by lostforwards on November 30, 2004, at 16:43:01
In reply to Re: For JACJ, posted by linkadge on November 30, 2004, at 15:36:51
I assume your post was for me. Thanks. Is coffee really okay to take if you've got possible symptoms of TD? I'd love a nice cup of tea.
There are only a few symptoms that really concern me and don't really seem to fit TD. Initially I was convinced I had tardive dementia symptoms.
Here's a complete list:
- leaning to one side or the other
- spinning things in even mildly stressful situations
- difficulty with eye contact
- tapping my feet, alternating from left to right.
- placing my left arm over my right arm in mildly stressful situations( never did it before ).*these were transient. they appeared as I started the AP, and eventually at the 3mg dose they weren't there ( but they weren't there before I started too ) as I came down they came back for a short period then went away.
Since they appeared as soon as the antipsychotic was given to me while I was under stress...do you think it was TD? The last time I was on APs I was no where near as stressed as I was this time. I can make guesses as to what they are symptoms of, but I'd rather have a "professional" or more-knowledgable-than-me opinion. My doctors have kept very quiet about this stuff even though I did these strange things right in front of them. I know for a fact they are not symptoms of bipolar disorder. Do I have a nerological problem?
What I'll list here are the more TD like problems:
transient while on meds:
- left knee gave way while using the bathroom.
- stereotypies.The other stuff ( present ):
- the arm rotation is now replaced by the feeling that my head feels like staying turned to the right sometimes.
- my left arm doesn't swing
- weakness in my left knee
- my right eyebrow twitches sometimes and is arched in the morning.
- twitches in my neck.
While on 3mg Risperdal- shallow breathing in the morning
- dyskinesia in my fingers
- stiffness in my fingers, arms and legs
- tunnel vision sometimes*
- weight gain
- angry outbursts..emotions felt fully otherwise
- dyskinetic movements on my tongue*drinking chamomile tea XLG made it go away temporarily
In the process of coming off the Risperdal 3mg
- Lisping. ( this occured once before when I was starting the meds )
- arm swing started to disappear
- started to feel very anhedonic and amotivated
- dyskinesia in fingers disappeared
- stiffness started to go away
- dyskinesia in my tongue started to go away
- weight loss, very quickly, my stomach started churning a lot too.After being off the medication for a week or two:
- started having a dry mouth
- both arms weren't swinging
- sterotypies
- stiffness started to come back
- shallow breathing in the morning
- sometimes felt slightly motivated, otherwise dead.
- no more lisping
- no more dyskinesia in fingers or on tongueI know I've mentioned these before.
The symptoms I experienced on withdrwal and on starting the medication this time are really strange. They seem far from normal and I've been having a hell of a time reassuring myself that I was seriously damaged.
Anymore insight would be appreciated.
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