Posted by phidippus on September 3, 2012, at 23:03:34
In reply to dystonia or too much norepinephrine, posted by poser938 on September 1, 2012, at 22:27:21
"The most compelling line of evidence suggests that tardive dyskinesia may result primarily from neuroleptic-induced dopamine supersensitivity in the nigrostriatal pathway, with the D2 dopamine receptor being most affected."-Wikipedia
You do not have Tardive Dyskinesia from Effexor. Effexor has negligible effects on dopamine, being a very weak dopamine reuptake inhibitor. In order for Effexor to have caused you tardive dyskenesia, it would have agonized the D2 receptor, which it does not do.
Also, tardive dyskenesia presents much more severely than a simple twitch.
As for dystonia, your symptoms don't fit the mold:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dystonia
Eric
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