I've been taking 50 mg of Celexa for about 16 months now. I've been taking 0.50 mg then 0.75 mg Risperdal since September??? I stopped for a while in between. I don't remember when or how long. I've also been taking 150 mg Wellbutrin, less time than the Risperdal, I dunno, several months? Geez, I really should keep track of these things!
Anyways, I'm not sure when it started, but I've been experiencing tremors when doing things that require a steady hand. I used to think it was anxiety, but I'm not sure anymore. The tremors have gotten worse. Now they are noticeable by other people.
The shakiness gets really annoying. I was making tacos yesterday and I made a mess because I couldn't steadily scoop ingredients into the taco. My hands shake when bring a cup to my mouth. I can't build a tower with wooden blocks because my hands shake too much.
My hands don't shake when I'm resting. I also have no problems with typing or using the mouse.
When I hold my arms out in front of me, my hands and arms shake a bit. It's not a lot, but you can definitely see it. Sometimes my arms would jerk. When I first starting knitting, knitting was difficult because my arms would jerk suddenly. Later the jerking stopped. Sometimes my head jerks a little too. It jerks in a "no-no" fashion.
I don't think I have any other problems besides the ones I mentioned.
Do you think it's serious? Could it be TD caused by my meds?
I've written about this elsewhere and people tell me that it's probably the 0.75 mg Risperdal that the culprit. But...according to some info I found on tremors
http://www.aafp.org/afp/20031015/1545.html
A neuroleptic induced tremor is a resting tremor, i.e. a tremor that happens when the muscles are at rest. My tremors are not resting tremors. They are action tremors. The tremors only occur when I'm using my muscles, to hold them in a certain position for example.
Nevertheless, I've decided to taper myself off the Risperdal to see if Risperdal is indeed the cause of my tremors. I see my pdoc on Jun 26, but I've decided to do this before I see her. I'm subtracting 0.125 mg everyday. Today I'm down to 0.50 mg. Is this taper too fast?