Risperdal/Wellbutrin Seizures?

[Brenndo]

Immediately upon starting Risperdal about 3 months ago I started experiencing rapid eye twitching from left to right that lasts no more than half a second. It has been quite persistent throughout the last few months. 

 

A few weeks ago I played video games (which I rarely do, first time since starting Risperdal) and the eye twitching kept happening every five minutes or less, constantly messing me up in the game. I blank out when I have the twitching, everything turns white for a moment. 

 

The twitching happens often when I focus in on something, when I'm looking at an electronic screen, usually. It can be exacerbated by caffeine.

 

My mother was the first person to see it and today she recommended me call my pdoc and let him know as she thinks it's a seizure. I'm on Wellbutrin which lowers the seizure threshold and also Risperdal which does the same. My thinking is the two are working together to produce partial seizures if that is indeed what is happening. 

 

Has anyone else had experiences with seizures from these medications? After looking online this could be a seizure especially is exacerbated by screens and lights and video games but it could also just be a muscle twitch. That's what I thought it was all along. And even if it is a seizure, simple eye movements for a split second isn't all that dangerous or annoying.

[crtclms]

Wellbutrin is known to lower seizure threshold. AAPs can also lower seizure threshold, although risperdal is not the one that is infamous for causing seizures. It could be that one or both is lowering your seizure threshold. But it is possible there is another explanation for the "white outs."

 

While of course you need to discuss this with your pdoc, if you are concerned that you might be having seizures, you need to see a neurologist. Your pdoc should be able to refer you to one.

 

If you are worried that you might be having seizures, you might want to take it easy on the video games, because if it is the right frequency of flickering, it could cause seizures.

I'm going to move this to Cocktails.