Rcd2: Drug Induced tremors

[Rcd2]

Hello

A few months ago I started having tremors, jerks, whatever you want to call it. The tremors were/are bad.

 

I tolerated the movements for a few weeks until my left hand started dancing around on its own in a meeting with a large account of mine.

 

The prescribing doctor got a earful from me and I saw a neurologist who specialized in movement disorders.

 

Went through the tests, and not once did any part of my body jerk. It did in the waiting room of course.

 

His conclusion was the meds are causing this. It was time to get off of 1 or 2of them and sent his report over to the prescribing doctor.

 

She has me going off 1 dose of the Lamotrigine. Its been 2 weeks and I feel like complete crap. I've been keeping a eye on my behavior since I'm cutting back. It is an adventure for sure.  

 

I just want the involuntary movement to stop.

Edited March 4, 2017 by scallywag
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[Madeleine]

It will hopefully stop. My bet is that it will. I had involuntary movements in hand, feet and legs as well as lip when starting and stopping Meds and each time they went away

[scallywag]

Rcd2 -- Welcome to Surviving Antidepressants (SA)

I'm sorry that you're having to deal with involuntary movements. To help us help you would you summarize your history in a signature -- drugs, doses, dates, and discontinuations & reinstatements, in the last 12-24 months particularly?

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Some possibly relevant topics in the meantime:
Why taper by 10% of my dosage?. This is probably the most important one to read; it's about how slow some people need to taper. (It's even too fast for some.)

Tips for tapering off Lamictal (lamotrigine)
Involuntary movements, aka "tardive dyskinesia"

I hope you'll find the information in the SA forums helpful for your situation. I'm sorry that you are in the position that you need the information, but am glad that you found us.