Myoclonus Caused by SSRI's

Posted By Michelle on December 22, 1998 at 11:24:44:







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