Anybody have this issue?

Myabmn · 03-15-2011, 06:47 PM

Hi everybody! I am about 6 and a half months off of Celexa and Trazodone. Well, for the last couple of months I have had horrible cramping and stinging in my arms and hands. I can still function while it is happening, but it is very uncomfortable. My arms will also feel ,and be, just a little weak when this happens, the muscles burn like I have been working out. It seems to happen during times of hormone fluctuation, like the week I ovulate, and then the week of my period. Then it goes away, only to return a couple of weeks later. Is this normal? I had leg cramps while on the celexa, but I don't remember arm issues. Obviously my health anxiety makes my think it's ALS as that would be the most horrible thing I can think of. I hate health anxiety. I try to tell myself it is not probable for it to be something awful, but I watched my mother in law suffer through ALS, and my husband has a benign brain tumor. So, I defintely get more anxious than the average because I feel like it is my responsibility to be here and be healthy for my 5 year old daughter.
Thank you for all of your input.

rbds22 · 03-15-2011, 07:15 PM

I have bouts of body weakness that are severe. I get tingly cold pricks all over my face arms and legs. I have had full body muscle twitching and cramping for over three years on a daily basis, and still don't have any diagnosis. It is from the drugs we have taken. It has negatively impacted the way our brains function. Time is the only thing I can think of to help. Good luck

Myabmn · 03-15-2011, 07:39 PM

Thank you for your quick reply. Did you have muscle pain and weakness while you were on the drugs? I swear, if I had known what would happen to me I would never have taken them in the first place! I fear for all of the children that are being poisoned with these things.

rbds22 · 03-15-2011, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Myabmn

Thank you for your quick reply. Did you have muscle pain and weakness while you were on the drugs? I swear, if I had known what would happen to me I would never have taken them in the first place! I fear for all of the children that are being poisoned with these things.

Yes, this is the reason why I wanted to get off. Doctors were telling me it was anxiety, but I know better than that. It has done something negative to my brain.

Junior · 03-16-2011, 01:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Myabmn

I fear for all of the children that are being poisoned with these things.

Amen!!

03-15-2011, 06:47 PM	#1
Myabmn Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 81	Anybody have this issue? Hi everybody! I am about 6 and a half months off of Celexa and Trazodone. Well, for the last couple of months I have had horrible cramping and stinging in my arms and hands. I can still function while it is happening, but it is very uncomfortable. My arms will also feel ,and be, just a little weak when this happens, the muscles burn like I have been working out. It seems to happen during times of hormone fluctuation, like the week I ovulate, and then the week of my period. Then it goes away, only to return a couple of weeks later. Is this normal? I had leg cramps while on the celexa, but I don't remember arm issues. Obviously my health anxiety makes my think it's ALS as that would be the most horrible thing I can think of. I hate health anxiety. I try to tell myself it is not probable for it to be something awful, but I watched my mother in law suffer through ALS, and my husband has a benign brain tumor. So, I defintely get more anxious than the average because I feel like it is my responsibility to be here and be healthy for my 5 year old daughter. Thank you for all of your input.

03-15-2011, 07:15 PM	#2
rbds22 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 448	Re: Anybody have this issue? I have bouts of body weakness that are severe. I get tingly cold pricks all over my face arms and legs. I have had full body muscle twitching and cramping for over three years on a daily basis, and still don't have any diagnosis. It is from the drugs we have taken. It has negatively impacted the way our brains function. Time is the only thing I can think of to help. Good luck __________________ paxil for: Panic attacks/health anxiety 1999 - 2009 (20mg) (stopped helping over time/debilitating side effects) (2010 Reinstated after 4 months off with severe adverse reactions. Suffered Immensely for 3 1/2 months then my brain partially started accepting.) Jan 2nd 2010 - 14mg 1 year taper Jan 1st 2011 - PAXIL FREE ! God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference.

03-15-2011, 07:39 PM	#3
Myabmn Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 81	Re: Anybody have this issue? Thank you for your quick reply. Did you have muscle pain and weakness while you were on the drugs? I swear, if I had known what would happen to me I would never have taken them in the first place! I fear for all of the children that are being poisoned with these things.

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