muscle and eye issues

Goldenbawls · 07-27-2009, 08:25 AM

Hi. can anybody relate to this cos i think im going slightly crazy now. Im 19 months off a cold turkey and since day 4 of withdrawal i developed weakness down my left side. Arm, leg eye and numbness in face on left side. That continued daily for 8 months solid then flippid to right side for about 6 months leaving left side totally fine. i then had about a month where things were ok but just recently am getting those same symptoms down left side one day and right side the next, its freaking me out because feel like i cant move arm or leg on somedays and eye feels like there is grain of sand or something in it, finding it very hard to understand why it affects each side individually. Also with regards muscle weakness feels little better when i stretch out but only for few minutes. Sorry for long post, any ideas would be very very appreciated xx

Katesmom · 07-27-2009, 08:39 AM

This sounds like withdrawal to me. I had assymetrical issues with muscle rigidness, weakness and twitching throughout the same time period that you are talking about, although mine were not constant. The fact that it is randomly switching up on you and coming and going lends credence to the w/d idea. However, if you don't see significant improvement over the next six months, it may be something else.

scotia21 · 07-27-2009, 09:10 AM

I had numbness a lot on the left side of my body for a long time. My left arm would go completely numb and it would feel like it was actually detached from my body. I also had moments where the left side of my face would go numb and I would have trouble talking. I firmly believe that it was all withdrawal related. I am nearly two years off and (knock on wood) it is gone.

Goldenbawls · 07-27-2009, 09:45 AM

Hey guys thanks for the quick replys, seen 4 gps and a nuerologist both found nothing wrong and have got a mri appointment soon but it just gets worrying. i do gym work and have not lost any strength and at a real push can play soccer but its hard sometimes, scotia iv read a lot of your posts and get the whole arm not feeling there too. Have looked at my arm on numerous occasions to make sure its still there, also i sometimes still say things in my head before saying them out loud cos sometimes muddle my words, had this early in withdrawal and its comin again. when did your symptoms noticably improve???

Zaasha · 07-27-2009, 11:31 AM

20 months off and i am having improvement with the numbness in my arms/hands. I used to have this on a daily basis early morning. It varied from a totally detached feeling to extreme numbness. My arm/hands would feel virtually dead. I still get this but the main difference is now that the sensation is much less intense. The other morning i could notice it - but it was not bothersome as it has been in the past. Give this a little more time.

Goldenbawls · 07-27-2009, 12:19 PM

Thanks for the reply zaasha. U have helped heaps thru all this. glad ur improvin xx

maui · 08-09-2009, 07:43 PM

Goldenbawls,
I hope your mri went well..I just wanted to tell you I have been off this Sh&%for 2 yrs, in June..I get the numbness as well, not anymore on my face, my on my legs and arms on and off, with muscle twitching..I've had a few mri's and everything comes back fine, so I have to beleive it's w/d..it's not constant, it just haunts me here and there...hope you feel better..your not alone..Nicole

07-27-2009, 08:25 AM	#1
Goldenbawls Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: uk Posts: 43	muscle and eye issues Hi. can anybody relate to this cos i think im going slightly crazy now. Im 19 months off a cold turkey and since day 4 of withdrawal i developed weakness down my left side. Arm, leg eye and numbness in face on left side. That continued daily for 8 months solid then flippid to right side for about 6 months leaving left side totally fine. i then had about a month where things were ok but just recently am getting those same symptoms down left side one day and right side the next, its freaking me out because feel like i cant move arm or leg on somedays and eye feels like there is grain of sand or something in it, finding it very hard to understand why it affects each side individually. Also with regards muscle weakness feels little better when i stretch out but only for few minutes. Sorry for long post, any ideas would be very very appreciated xx __________________ on seroxat jan99-may2000. cold turkeyed but no real problems. back on seroxat sept07-jan08. cold turkeyed and still feel poopppp. one year on both times on 20mg.

07-27-2009, 08:39 AM	#2
Katesmom Moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 13,706	Re: muscle and eye issues This sounds like withdrawal to me. I had assymetrical issues with muscle rigidness, weakness and twitching throughout the same time period that you are talking about, although mine were not constant. The fact that it is randomly switching up on you and coming and going lends credence to the w/d idea. However, if you don't see significant improvement over the next six months, it may be something else. __________________ Katesmom aka Kim started Paxil Oct. 2003 for PIH Paxil free since 19 Jul 2005 ". . .the cruelest lies are often told without a word. . .the kindest truths are often spoken, never heard." -- Ben Folds

07-27-2009, 09:10 AM	#3
scotia21 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 5,419	Re: muscle and eye issues I had numbness a lot on the left side of my body for a long time. My left arm would go completely numb and it would feel like it was actually detached from my body. I also had moments where the left side of my face would go numb and I would have trouble talking. I firmly believe that it was all withdrawal related. I am nearly two years off and (knock on wood) it is gone. __________________ 1/05/07 20mg-17.5 1/20 17.5-15 2/24 15-12.5 3/08 12.5-10 3/29 10-7.5 4/12 7.5-5 6/15 5-3.75 6/30 3.75-2.5 7/28 2.5-1.5ish 8/11 1.5-1 8/25 1- zero "Keep lighting candles, eventually nobody will be in the dark" me "Why is it so hard for everybody to believe that a pill can change brain chemistry for the better but not for the worse?" me "Time does not come in pill form" me

07-27-2009, 09:45 AM	#4
Goldenbawls Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: uk Posts: 43	Re: muscle and eye issues Hey guys thanks for the quick replys, seen 4 gps and a nuerologist both found nothing wrong and have got a mri appointment soon but it just gets worrying. i do gym work and have not lost any strength and at a real push can play soccer but its hard sometimes, scotia iv read a lot of your posts and get the whole arm not feeling there too. Have looked at my arm on numerous occasions to make sure its still there, also i sometimes still say things in my head before saying them out loud cos sometimes muddle my words, had this early in withdrawal and its comin again. when did your symptoms noticably improve??? __________________ on seroxat jan99-may2000. cold turkeyed but no real problems. back on seroxat sept07-jan08. cold turkeyed and still feel poopppp. one year on both times on 20mg.

07-27-2009, 11:31 AM	#5
Zaasha Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 202	Re: muscle and eye issues 20 months off and i am having improvement with the numbness in my arms/hands. I used to have this on a daily basis early morning. It varied from a totally detached feeling to extreme numbness. My arm/hands would feel virtually dead. I still get this but the main difference is now that the sensation is much less intense. The other morning i could notice it - but it was not bothersome as it has been in the past. Give this a little more time. __________________ Sept 07 C/T Cymbalta 60 mg 2+ year use

07-27-2009, 12:19 PM	#6
Goldenbawls Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: uk Posts: 43	Re: muscle and eye issues Thanks for the reply zaasha. U have helped heaps thru all this. glad ur improvin xx __________________ on seroxat jan99-may2000. cold turkeyed but no real problems. back on seroxat sept07-jan08. cold turkeyed and still feel poopppp. one year on both times on 20mg.

08-09-2009, 07:43 PM	#7
maui Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: MA Posts: 382	Re: muscle and eye issues Goldenbawls, I hope your mri went well..I just wanted to tell you I have been off this Sh&%for 2 yrs, in June..I get the numbness as well, not anymore on my face, my on my legs and arms on and off, with muscle twitching..I've had a few mri's and everything comes back fine, so I have to beleive it's w/d..it's not constant, it just haunts me here and there...hope you feel better..your not alone..Nicole __________________ Age 27 went on paxil for anxiety stayed on for a yr.or so..got pregnant..so got off ..not sure if it was w/d or being pregnant.. After pregnancy went back on for Anxiety, Panic..irrational thoughts..20mg 2006 started to wean off, Paxil free 6/07..

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