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Side effect: Uncontrollable movements of body or face while taking Cipralex(an SSRI)?

Hi guys...I totally forgot to mention this side effect that I`m pretty sure i`m experiencing to my psychiatrist last week. And I dont see her till next week again so I`m hoping i`ll get some answers on here. :-)

I`ve been taking Cipralex since the end of march and its the first anti-depressant I`ve ever taken. i`m pretty sensitive to side effects and since I started the medication i`ve had some eye twitching problems, but more recently i`ve been having the uncontrollable movements of body and face...its weird. Its sorta like a twitch except instead of it being a specific muscle its like an entire body part. Like my leg will just move a little bit inward randomly. And I can feel it when it happens but I have no warning so theres no way to stop it. Has anyone else experienced these kinds of side effects on these types of meds? I`d appreciate any feedback. Oh and it happens on my face like mouth and with my neck too. Basically just all over :( its pretty much freaking me out. lol -Thanks!

Update:

To EZT: Hanging out with friends doesnt help depression.....needs real treatment. Oh and I do go therapy too so its not like im only on meds. But thanks for the answer.

To DrBill: Its not an anxiety attack but it could be the dose. I have been having more side effects since it was bumped up. -thanks :)

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    Call your psychiatrist and let her know about this. It could be you need to reduce the amount of medication you are taking. It could also be you are just having anxiety attacks.

    This is not something you should wait until next week to take care of.

  • 1 decade ago

    anti-depressants are poison, hang out with friends, do what you like to relieve depression

    Look at Informative vidoe and tell me what you think

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsfH_ap2Wgg

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