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Subject: Myoclonus Caused by SSRI's After taking Prozac in March, 1998, I've had several problems such as spinal myoclonus, tingling in arms, legs, and face, headaches, fatigue, etc. I was told by every doctor I saw that Prozac was not causing this. But, on the MGH Neurology Forum I came across others who felt SSRI's caused neurological-like problems. I tried taking Zoloft for about a month and went off of it a couple of weeks ago. While on it, my right leg gave out on me while I walked, a problem I've had off and on since this all began in March. In November I tried a treatment suggested by my doctor at Mayo's: 1000mg of a cortisone/steroid (Methylprednisolone?) administered intraveneously for 5 consecutive days. After the teatment my symptoms went away for about 2 weeks and then came back and due to the semi-success of this treatment, my Mayo's doctor thought this was probably an autoimmune system disorder that they were unable to detect with all the tests they performed on me. My questions now are 1)was this caused or set-off by the Prozac, and 2)once off SSRI's will this eventually go away? (I was off SSRI's for a few months with no improvements.) If this can be caused by SSRI's, people should know this. I was a very healthy athlete before this all began and could have and would have gone without Prozac if I'd known it could cause what I've been going through. Thank you for your help. Michelle | |
