Posted by heroin on January 29, 2005, at 19:46:09
In reply to Evidence of damage caused by drugs, posted by heroin on January 29, 2005, at 17:11:00
Thanks for helping me.
>Do you have a mental health diagnosis?
Yes, I was diagnosed with major depression and generalized anxiety>Did you stop Effexor and Geodon abruptly or do a gradual taper?
I stopped them abruptly and that is when this stuff starting happening except for the light sensitivty which started when I took Geodon (I noticed that it made my pupils dilate, my pupils still seem to be sensitive to light and there is this strange nerve sensation behind my eyes, almost like the sensation you get when you are about to sneeze. I eventually tapered off both drugs with the help of clonazepam.>What symptoms did you experience when you stopped the Effexor completely?
I am not sure, as I stopped Geodon and Effexor at the same times.>How long is it since you took Effexor?
About 7 months>Why were you originally prescibed Effexor and Geodon in the first place?
Effexor for depression and Geodon for anxiety, I later found out that Geodon was an anti-psychotic>Do you suffer from any medical conditions?
No>Which parts of your body twitch?
When the twitching started happening a year ago, it was in many places like the neck arms and legs, now it dosen't happen as much but when it does it is my left leg, also the same leg where there is a strange nerve sensation from behind the upper thigh to the knee>Do you mean that your eyes are sensitive to light or your skin?
I mean my eyes>What do you mean by 'shaking legs syndrome'?
Yes, I think it is called akathisia, but it won't go away though...>Have you seen a neurologist to discuss your current symptoms?
Yes, he gave me a CT-Scan and they did a EEG but they didn't show anything, I know these drugs did something>Do you take any medication at the moment?
No>What medication have you taken in the past apart from Effexor and Geodon?
Many others such as Zyprexa, Lithium, Seroquel...
I did something stupid with the seroquel once, I had taken kava and took the seroquel too close in time, it ended up sedating me very bad, and I had these brain shocks or something for almost 2 months, I am such a moron
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