Posted by CK1 on November 1, 2005, at 12:19:17
In reply to Re: Nardil Side Effects » willyee, posted by Chairman_MAO on November 1, 2005, at 9:23:54
Ok...I'm afraid. I've never posted this much in one day!
1) My mouth feels strange
2) lips are quivering
3) extreme difficulty speaking
4) Need to chew gum for my mouth to feel normal
5) Jaw clenching/teeth grinding
6) lips go numb
7) electrical twitch at the bridge of my nose and cheek -- sort of like a pulseIncreased anxiety from SSRI's is a problem for me, but I know how common it is for this to occur. These side effects that are affected my face (something I care about!!!) are really scaring me AND I've searched the board for these side effects and can't find ONE post of someone with similar problems leading me to believe I'm having some seriously uncommon side effects. It's basically Parkinsons-like symptoms and I'm 21.
I can deal with the hypotension, insomnia, tiredness, lethargy, anorgasmia (which have since gone away), but anything that affects my face and my ability to form words scares me to death.
How can I know if these side effects go away if no one has ever had them? The reason I didn't care too much about the hypotension was bc people said it would go away and it did.
I'm seeing my doctor in 8 more days and don't know if I can deal with this until then. I've already called him twice and I don't want to call him again. I should have scheduled appts once a week when I started this instead of once a month.People have told me to stick with it and that "side effects" go away with time but no one has had my side effects so I don't know if these will go away. I'm scared because I'm developing TD and Parkinsons-like symptoms and I don't want it to progress any further. The longer you stay on a drug that's causing these, the more chance for it to become permanent?
Someone please lend some support. I've never been this scared from side effects. I recognize Nardil's awesome potential but, again, I'm scared.
Even when I'm anxious, I talk to people, but, now, with these symptoms, I'm avoiding everyone I know. It's just too hard to speak and form words. My mouth doesn't work correctly....
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