[Moreta]

So I've been having these weird withdrawal type symptoms. It feels like I have all this electricity going through my body, I get blurry vision, and the shakes. I have no idea what is causing it, b/c I take my medication at the same time every day. I went to see my GP and he did all sorts of blood work, and everything was ruled out. I even had a 2 hr glucose test, b/c they thought it might be my sugar, but that was ruled out too. So now, I feel like the GP has given up on me, and I'm going to have to live with these symptoms. I'm so tired of it. Anyone have any ideas?

[lostmyway21]

Originally Posted by Moreta

So I've been having these weird withdrawal type symptoms. It feels like I have all this electricity going through my body, I get blurry vision, and the shakes. I have no idea what is causing it, b/c I take my medication at the same time every day. I went to see my GP and he did all sorts of blood work, and everything was ruled out. I even had a 2 hr glucose test, b/c they thought it might be my sugar, but that was ruled out too. So now, I feel like the GP has given up on me, and I'm going to have to live with these symptoms. I'm so tired of it. Anyone have any ideas?

What meds are you currently on?

[Moreta]

i'm on geodon, lamictal, valium, ambien cr, lovaza, pravastatin, and mobic.

[Sanada]

hello moreta. That is a heavy dose you are on. it is natural to have side affects to meds, this feeling of electricity is normal. we are electrical beings inside.

it does hurt to withdraw from meds, and to be on them too. take care of your self. a good song about electricity inside - Talking Heads , Electricity.

[Open Eyes]

Wow, that is alot of medication. Have you started a new medication in this array?
I think you need to see a psychiatrist/neurologist to help you with this. A GP is not going to know about the medications that may be causing this.

Open Eyes

[roads]

My pdoc greatly increased my Cymbalta & Topamax, causing blurred vision that took nearly six wks to settle back to normal. Accompanying this, the Topamax had another seldom-noted side effect on me that I reported as nerve twinges but were electrical in nature--electrical twinges. No shakes.

So such things do occur as side effects in similar drugs.

**People-pleaser Alert** Not your question. Answers aren't pouring in, so I thought I'd offer the little I could.

[Moreta]

Originally Posted by Open Eyes

Wow, that is alot of medication. Have you started a new medication in this array?
I think you need to see a psychiatrist/neurologist to help you with this. A GP is not going to know about the medications that may be causing this.

Open Eyes

I'm pretty sure it's not my medications b/c i've been on all of them for over a year.

This crap has been going on since November. It's not every day, just 1-3 times a week, lately. That's why I decided to go to the drs finally b/c I thought it was due to one of my drugs, but nothing has changed.

[Open Eyes]

((((Moreta))))
Hmmm, I don't know what to say. I know that the klonopin I was on had some side effects I didn't like. I have stopped taking it and I do have to say, the withdrawl is not very nice. I get strange tingles in my legs and my digestive system is off. But it is part of the withdrawl process, so I have read.

I hope you get this figured out Moreta.
(((Hugs))))
Open Eyes

[googley]

Hi Moreta,
It really sucks when we can't figure out what is going on. Go back to your doctor and tell him/her that you are concerned about this and want to get to the bottom of it. Do you have a pdoc for your psych meds? If so you should bring it up with that doc too.
I hope you get this figured out soon.

[pgrundy]

Has your doctor ruled out MS? All of the symptoms you mention are typical early symptoms of multiple sclerosis. Not everyone has the kind that ends up crippling you. In fact, most people don't.

Usually it's diagnosed with an MRI of the spine and brain (to check for lesions), or a spinal tap. You might want to see a neurologist for this, as they know more about it than a GP and it's hard to diagnose.

Sometimes I think doctors see the psych diagnosis on a chart and think, "probably a psych problem" without being really thorough.

I also agree that seeing a psychiatrist about your med cocktail would be totally worth it. At the very least, it would rule that possibility out. And it might fix it.