Posted by 2ndXround on July 6, 2004, at 6:22:12
In reply to Re: Anyone here with movement disorders » 2ndXround, posted by Sad Panda on July 5, 2004, at 9:11:12
> > Hi
> > I agree that meth abuse can cause movement disorders.....but I did not take any for about 25 years. In fact, I didn't smoke, drink or take any drugs at all. I was put on Prozac after I had been totally clean for at least 12-13 years....and up till then I had no movement problems. Then I took Prozac, the problems suddenly started up and have continued ever since.
> > I would think that any movement problems would have shown up within the 12-13 years I was clean.....
> > however....do you think the Prozac might have been a trigger? Perhaps my system had kept the problem under control until Prozac tipped the scale......what do you think?
> > It would be interesting to find out if a drug that was abused in a person's past could suddenly cause problems so many years later.
> > How sad....and a wake-up call for people who are abusing drugs now...(if true). It is hard enough getting old when you are in good health.
> > Thanks for your input. Let me know if you have anymore advice....I need it.
> > Take care
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> My understanding is that as you get older, receptor quantities diminish slowly, you only need 20% to move normally, but once you cross the line, movement disorders appear rapidly. I doubt that Prozac caused your problem, but it could very well have been the straw the broke the camel's back.
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> Cheers,
> Panda.Hi
Oh, great...20% ahhh?
Animal lovers must hate me...I probably broke the camel's back...(:....
So is this irreversible?
I know nerve cells, once dead, do not regenerate...but if the receptor cells are damaged, not dead, and the receptor quantities, although diminished, are normal for a person my age...do you think there might be something that can help?
I am thinking of the effects of smoking as a comparison.
The chemicals in cig smoke put the cilia to sleep so to speak. They are not dead, but are unable to function. The 'wake up' after a person has stopped smoking...and continue from where they left off....cleaning up things in the lungs so you can breath again.
What do you think???
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