mominma Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 A few weeks ago, literally out of the blue one night, my lips started twitching and my mouth made these wierd shapes. I, of course, freaked out. I immediately called my Psydoc and his take was that it was withdrawl dyskinesia since I had stopped taking a small amount of zyprexa about two weeks before (I had taken 1.25 mg for about a year and a half). It could also have been a dose of reglan that I took that day for a headache (which I only used sporatically.) It took about a week and then it calmed down to a point that nobody but me noticed it. Then two weeks later, it was back with a vengence. This time it took about three days to calm down. That said, my doc believes that it will resolve within two to three months. But I really, really, need to hear stories from people who have had dyskinesia go away. My brain is perseverating on the word 'permanent' and I'm really struggling against being pulled into another depression. I was doing great before this....Thanks. mominma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wooster Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 (edited) Going to lock this thread since you have it posted in another place and that one already has replies.We encourage users to only post their same question in one forum to help consolidate the information and replies in one spot, rather than have it spread out over several threads. ETA: Whoops! I didn't look at the other thread before locking this one. This one will stay open since the other one is locked. Just for future reference, you can ask a mod to move a thread from one forum to another. We don't mind doing stuff like that. Edited June 7, 2015 by Wooster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncomfortable thoughts Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 (edited) Hello there.You said you took just a little bit of Zyprexa and got Dyskinesia?I can't tell you for sure what's going happen to you, but I'll tell what I've learned, know and experienced.When I was 19 I had an awful extrapyramidal movement disorder, it started as Akathisia, turned to Dystonia and Dyskinesia.I was on a high dosage of Haloperidol had to be hospitalized, almost died, but survived and have no residual or movements disorder.I was treated with Akineton and Diazepam, both IV. Than took both as pills for a while.Ask to your doctor about Akineton, I had to take it to get rid off an Akathisia of Ability last year, besides not being able to be still and very uncomfortable in my own skin, I remember I was chewing my face off and moving my jaw and also stopped when I started the combo Akineton/Valium.I'm very sensitive to neuroleptics.So, don't freak out, I think there are plenty of chances you can get out of it without any harms. Edited June 8, 2015 by uncomfortable thoughts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nystagmus Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 I think you should reduce the amount of zyprexa you are taking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt07 Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 I think you should reduce the amount of zyprexa you are taking. The OP stated that they stopped the (small) amount of Zyprexa they were taking. For future reference and as a general rule, we don't tell people to reduce or stop their meds. That is up to them with their pdocs to decide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nystagmus Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 I think you should reduce the amount of zyprexa you are taking. The OP stated that they stopped the (small) amount of Zyprexa they were taking. For future reference and as a general rule, we don't tell people to reduce or stop their meds. That is up to them with their pdocs to decide.OK sorry about that. But as somebody who only experiences dystonias and myoclonus and other involuntary muscle issues when on antipsychotics that was my honest best guess response. The med literature confirms a positive correlation between dosage level and amount of and risk of dystonias/muscle problems. What else should I have said that would be more appropriate and honest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt07 Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 (edited) I think you should reduce the amount of zyprexa you are taking. The OP stated that they stopped the (small) amount of Zyprexa they were taking. For future reference and as a general rule, we don't tell people to reduce or stop their meds. That is up to them with their pdocs to decide.OK sorry about that. But as somebody who only experiences dystonias and myoclonus and other involuntary muscle issues when on antipsychotics that was my honest best guess response. The med literature confirms a positive correlation between dosage level and amount of and risk of dystonias/muscle problems. What else should I have said that would be more appropriate and honest?Perhaps the easiest thing would be to simply rephrase it as "Talk to your doctor about the possibility of lowering your Zyprexa dose." The important thing is that we are not doctors here and do not prescribe. People are on the doses they are on for a reason, and it's dangerous to tell them to lower their meds. Edited June 13, 2015 by jt07 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dilemma Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 (edited) I was on Geodon for over 10 years and developed Tardive Dyskenesia. After discontinuing it, it took probably 6-8 months before almost all of the symptoms went away. Every so often, I start making faces with my lips, but that is minor. Edited June 13, 2015 by dilemma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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