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Medical Forum / General / Vision / September 2005ADVICE NEEDED
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. Although I am not a neuropharmacologist, I know that spasmodic muscle contractions (eye rolling, blinking, lipsmacking, etc.) are side effects of the major psychotropic drugs that are used in the treatment of schizophrenia. These side effects can be lessened by using other drugs, but they have their own side effects. This problem that you are noting is not related to a visual problem, but to a psychomotor imbalance that is caused by medications. Sometimes its so important to take the medications that these side effects must just be endured. Discuss this with your girlfriend's doctor. ================ > My girlfriend suffers from schizophrenia and is generally well at > present on her medication,which is 500mg solian and 7.5mg kemadrin [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > 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. Sounds like tardive dyskinesia. Strangely, vitamin E can ameliorate this. She should speak to her doctor about treatment and mention vitamin E, it is documented in the literature. > My girlfriend suffers from schizophrenia and is generally well at > present on her medication,which is 500mg solian and 7.5mg kemadrin [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > 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. Thank you all for your advice. I am very grateful.
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