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movements
Mon, 07/18/2005 - 17:32Hi, does anyone have any movements or nervous movements after they take there medications.I am on 2 mg of atvian and 500 mg of Epival.it seems that either before I take them or after my right arms shakes and I have no control over it
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RE: movements
Submitted by Spiz on Mon, 2005-07-18 - 14:25
Chips,
I have the same problem when I 'forget' to eat ( I have a bad habit of forgetting to stop and eat or not being hungry and not making myself eat something anyway.) And also when I don't get enough sleep.
And, there are times I wake up like that. It goes away after awhile but I have noticed that I stay nervous a large part of the day.
Have a great day! Smiles!
-Spiz
Chips,
I have the same problem when I 'forget' to eat ( I have a bad habit of forgetting to stop and eat or not being hungry and not making myself eat something anyway.) And also when I don't get enough sleep.
And, there are times I wake up like that. It goes away after awhile but I have noticed that I stay nervous a large part of the day.
Have a great day! Smiles!
-Spiz
RE: RE: movements
Submitted by fishfry on Mon, 2005-07-18 - 17:28
Hi, A simple question: have you been checked for myoclonic epilepsy? While a number a doctors hasten to say it doesn't amount to anything, it certainly does.
Hi, A simple question: have you been checked for myoclonic epilepsy? While a number a doctors hasten to say it doesn't amount to anything, it certainly does.
RE: movements
Submitted by grez-monkey on Mon, 2005-07-18 - 13:40
chips,
Have you been on those medication for very long? or did either one just recently get increased in dosage amount? However, just as a guess, maybe you're getting a sudden 'medication slap' in your system, taking place just shortly after you take those meds. To give you an example about this, imagine yourself eating a meal, not just a small amount of food, but alot of food to 'over-stuff' yourself. Give it a short amount of time and you're going to feel bloated. Hours after that, the pressure in you gut will go down and the bloatedness disappears. Change the words of meal and food I put a few sentences back, to medications. Even if the dosage amount is a tiny one, your body can only take so much at one time. Too much, your body becomes slightly toxic from the medication but eventually it goes down and those nervous movements fade away.
But another guessing possibility. You also mentioned that those movements happen before you take your medication. At that point and time before taking the meds, the dosage amount still in your blood system is at it's lowest level amount, thus not giving you enough force to control those irritating movements.
However and overall, what you're feeling are probably just side effects with to much medication, or not enough medication. Tell your doctor about what you said in your message above.
Bruce J
chips,
Have you been on those medication for very long? or did either one just recently get increased in dosage amount? However, just as a guess, maybe you're getting a sudden 'medication slap' in your system, taking place just shortly after you take those meds. To give you an example about this, imagine yourself eating a meal, not just a small amount of food, but alot of food to 'over-stuff' yourself. Give it a short amount of time and you're going to feel bloated. Hours after that, the pressure in you gut will go down and the bloatedness disappears. Change the words of meal and food I put a few sentences back, to medications. Even if the dosage amount is a tiny one, your body can only take so much at one time. Too much, your body becomes slightly toxic from the medication but eventually it goes down and those nervous movements fade away.
But another guessing possibility. You also mentioned that those movements happen before you take your medication. At that point and time before taking the meds, the dosage amount still in your blood system is at it's lowest level amount, thus not giving you enough force to control those irritating movements.
However and overall, what you're feeling are probably just side effects with to much medication, or not enough medication. Tell your doctor about what you said in your message above.
Bruce J