
Parkinson's Disease Support Group
Parkinson's disease is a movement disorder often characterized by muscle rigidity, tremor, a slowing of physical movement, and in extreme cases, a loss of physical movement. The primary symptoms of Parkinsons are due to excessive muscle contraction, normally caused by the insufficient formation and action of dopamine, which is produced in the dopaminergic neurons of the...
effexor ..venaflaxine .. citalopram ..clexea

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Ive been on citalopram for 3 years and for the last year noticed increased zapping in body .. (withdrawls ??? )
ive noticed a little increased anxiety and panick odd time .. not as much as prior to taking this .
i went to psyciatrist and he decided to change meds to effexor (venaflaxine) i'm taking 40 mg citalopram .SSRI .
and he siad to take 1 20mg tab citalopram and 1 venaflaxine 75 mg CR for a week then stop citalopram and take 2 venaflaxine 75mg CR ..
into my second week and feeling absolutely awful. my parkinson's is worse and im feeling light ehaded , sick, feel like whole body is trembling inside ...
just dont feel wonderful at all.
rung the pysciatrist who prescribed these and hes in fiji on holiday ...
spoke to nurse ..she thinks im panicking ??? im not at all .. I feel awful .she said she would talk to him when returns Monday from holiday?? god forbid ..these blummin psyciatric people have no idea about the parkinson's ..and depression link ..anyway is anyone able to suggest anything .. please anything is better than this ..
dianne
ive noticed a little increased anxiety and panick odd time .. not as much as prior to taking this .
i went to psyciatrist and he decided to change meds to effexor (venaflaxine) i'm taking 40 mg citalopram .SSRI .
and he siad to take 1 20mg tab citalopram and 1 venaflaxine 75 mg CR for a week then stop citalopram and take 2 venaflaxine 75mg CR ..
into my second week and feeling absolutely awful. my parkinson's is worse and im feeling light ehaded , sick, feel like whole body is trembling inside ...
just dont feel wonderful at all.
rung the pysciatrist who prescribed these and hes in fiji on holiday ...
spoke to nurse ..she thinks im panicking ??? im not at all .. I feel awful .she said she would talk to him when returns Monday from holiday?? god forbid ..these blummin psyciatric people have no idea about the parkinson's ..and depression link ..anyway is anyone able to suggest anything .. please anything is better than this ..
dianne
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