Posted by floatingbridge on December 29, 2011, at 7:03:02
In reply to Re: Thumb twitches on AAP » floatingbridge, posted by SLS on December 29, 2011, at 6:32:44
> > So I know I sound like a broken record, are these thumb twitches and now an eye twitch every few an EPS? I can't tell from reading the insert materials.
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> > Are some of these to be lived with perhaps? I do not understand the perimeters or expectations.
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> Those are excellent questions. I think the starting point is to acknowledge that muscle twitches can be a EPS and indicative of dystonia
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> Do the twitches worsen with increased anxiety or stress?
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> Also:
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> Are fingers a frequent site of EPS twitching or dystonia?
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> Do EPS twitches prognosticate the development of tardive dyskinesia (TD)?
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> Is twitching a startup effect that will dissipate?
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> I haven't researched this stuff well enough to provide answers to these questions.
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> - Scott
Well, I imagine at this point, I will be calling the
pdoc rather than wait a month. I like the way you've framed the questions, so I'll ask him on the phone and see what he says. There is just too much that I do not know here.Thanks Scott & everyone.
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