I was prescribed Lorazepam for anxiety last Dec.-June. (2 mg a day for 4 of 6 mo.) I became addicted & could not taper off it myself so went to a detox center. They gave me phenobarbital since I reacted to the other benzos, plus Seroquel, Vistaril, & Trazadone. The detox was for 10 days and it was almost 3 months ago. I have been experiencing muscle twitching the past few weeks all over my body & some eye blinking. (not bad)One said he felt it a limbic disorder from the rapid withdrawal from Lorazepam using Phenobarital which isn't fully cross-tolerant with Lorazepam. He said the phenobarbital will not prevent a constellation of neurological withdrawal symptoms. My main worry is if it could be Tardives dyskinesia or beneign essential blepharospasm due to the use of Seroquel for 10 days with other meds. How great is the risk of taking it for 10 days? I think the dosage was 25 - 50 mg. a day. Would it be likely to show up this long after using it? I have been tapering off the Vistaril and Trazadone the past 2-3 weeks. Also, I know that lack of sleep, stress & anxiety, & fibromyalgia also can cause muscle twitching.
Possibly withdrawal from the Vistaril or Trazadone could also? I have developed "dry eye" from the meds, & that could cause the eye irritation. I never would have taken Seroquel if I knew about TD or BEB! I am so scared! I feel life would be essentially over with those conditions which are incurable and so dibilitating & disfiguring.