Currently on the right combo from my Dr that's been helping me a lot for my BPD and mood disorder. 20mg lexapro, 200mg Lamictal and 1200mg Trileptal. I have gotten used to the lethargy and my 40mg vyvanse helps but the one side effect that is really bothering me is the constant twitching and ticks I get in my face. Especially eye squints and nostril flair. The same thing happened to me years ago when I was on Depakote. My doctor said it's a very rare side effect but a very low dose of Benztropine mesylate may help. He wants me to start with .25mg at night. I already don't like being on the meds I am because they affect neurotransmitters and after reading up about this new medication I see it also affects neurotransmitters especially acetylcholine which I don't know much about unlike dopamine and serotonin like my other medication. The twitching and tics are annoying but I would rather deal with them then take something else that could potentially cause long-term side effects. Any thoughts? Anyone use this before? Sides?
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Is Benztropine mesylate worth it?
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I believe what I'm having is dystonia. I'm also a competitive bodybuilder and we take HGH. A side effect from HGH and some steroids is increased prolactin and we take anti prolactins like cabergoline and pramipexole. I read that cabergoline can actually increase dystonia but pramipexole can help reduce it as well as RLS. I may try a low dose(.1mg) and see if that solves my dystonia since it seems much safer than Benztropine.
Dopamine may inhibit muscarinic receptors from activating in key motor areas. Therefore, both blocking muscarinic acetylcholine receptors or increasing dopamine therefore, indirectly inhibiting muscarinic receptors both can reduce tremor. A clear example of this is when I get nicotine tremor it is from muscarinic agonism. If I take benadyrl a muscarinic acetylcholine antagonist it goes away. But also of I take amphetamine it goes away. Are you injecting hgh? If so just a reminder you can easily get a infection without sterile needles. and getting sick isnt good for gains lol
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OP, here's the ultimate issue with the thread. Everybody is unique in taste, preference, likes, reactions to medication anon. It's not like I can point to a stranger on the street and say "You're favorite food is a BLT, enjoy!". Everybody has to make their own decisions based upon what works for them. Medications are not magic bullets. They're prescribed and we hope that they do what they're supposed to. It's far from perfection, is my point. A drug that works amazingly for you might make another person deathly nauseuous.
For this reason, I have to say that you're responsible for finding what works best for your situation. There will of course be trial and error involved in the process. It's really in the hands of you and your doctor.
For this reason, I have to say that you're responsible for finding what works best for your situation. There will of course be trial and error involved in the process. It's really in the hands of you and your doctor.
Ya i use dry rolling tobacco as chew and it helps me focus if you tried it at my dose youd probably vomit on the floor drool all over your shirt faint vomit again then continue vomiting then passout. Or my brother tried lexapro i think and adderall pupils got huge he felt sick. Or you might take aas and be fine nd becausenof my heavier stimulant use i could have a heart attack or blood clott. That being said your doctor is following standard trestmentnfor dystonia. Everything beyond that is morenof a art basednon how what should happen tends to not happennso cleanly