My girlfriend suffers from schizophrenia and is generally well at
present on her medication,which is 500mg solian and 7.5mg kemadrin
daily. However ,she suffers with one major problem in which several
times weekly ,particularly when she excercises she gets a rapid
movement
of her eyelids which is visible to me and also what she describes as a
feeling that her eyes are going up in her head. This is accompanied by
an extreme feeling of anxiety.If she gets it particularly bad ,her arm
may also start to spasm uncontrollably. If she takes cogentin with her
solian
instead of kemadrin or akineton she never gets this problem.However
cogentin has been discontinued in ireland ,where we live,and the doctor
will not prescribe it.The doctors cannot give us a reason why this
happens and dont seem to be very willing to help us find a solution. My
girlfriend is at her wits end with this problem which is ruining her
life and nobody except me seems to care.Can any of you advise me what
to do or where I can get help to find out what this problem is and how
to solve it. Thank you for taking the time to read this.
Transparent Tippex - 27 Sep 2005 14:12 GMT
> My girlfriend suffers from schizophrenia and is generally well at
> present on her medication,which is 500mg solian and 7.5mg kemadrin
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> to do or where I can get help to find out what this problem is and how
> to solve it. Thank you for taking the time to read this.
It isn't clear from your post whether it is her family doctor or consultant
psychiatrist who has so far been unable to help. If she hasn't seen her
consultant psychiatrist recently regarding this problem why doesn't she
request to see him/her for a review of her medication? I used to work in
psychiatry as a nurse and the symptoms you describe remind me of
Parkinson-like extra-pyramidal symptoms, which are a common side effect of
anti-psychotic medication. You will see from the following web site that the
side-effects of Solian should be taken seriously:
http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/medicines/100002424.html
If necessary, print the NetDoctor article off, take it with you to the
appointment, and don't leave the office until you receive a satisfactory
response. Good luck.

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