Posted by Ritch on March 28, 2005, at 18:54:36
In reply to Muscle tics from an SSRI?, posted by Shy_Girl on March 28, 2005, at 17:50:49
> I get small muscle 'tics?' mostly in my lower lip and right arm and occasionally the left arm, my wrists and sometimes legs. They don't bother me at all, in fact, they are quite amusing. I don't think people can notice them unless someone had their hand directly on the muscle or something. I remember noticing these same 'tics'(not sure what to call them) when I was on Zoloft about a year ago. They stopped when I stopped taking the Zoloft. Now I'm on Celexa and the tics have started again. My question is, is this a common side effect of SSRIs...how does the SSRI cause the 'tics' and is this harmful? Any theories?
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> Much appreciated :-)Yep, I get that from them as well. A lot of folks do. I got some nasty jaw-clenching and teeth grinding on Zoloft. Celexa causes some "buzzing" tendon effects that are difficult to describe. It is like I feel a fast pulsing all the way down the nerve in my leg to my toe-but it is only on one side. Are most or all of your 'tics' on one side only?
Oh, I read that article you posted the link to before and I definitely agree with a lot of what he has to say. I definitely haven't found my Depakote to be worthy of the title "antidepressant" in any way.
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