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Jittery Feeling, Tingling, Swelling In Fingers And Feet After Taking Geodon, Luvox, Adderall. What Should Be Done?

my daughter is 34 yrs. old and has just been 2 weeks ago prescribed geodon , luvox , adderall ,andeffexor(which shes been on). but 4 days ago she started having some side effects which consists of being jittery, tingling and swelling in fingers and feet, insomnia ,rapid heart rate, twitching, shortness of breathe,fear of having heart attack so wont do her normal routines like driving and exercising. shes worried and so am i
Thu, 21 Feb 2013
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Hello grandma
Thanks for your question
She is 34 year old and is on ziprasidone (geodon), luvox (fluvoxamine), adderall (amphetamines) and effexor (venlafexine).
Luvox and Effexor are the drugs which are prescribed to manage mainly depressive and anxiety symptoms and both are comparatively safer drugs with negligible side effects.
Adderall is a stimulant drug and disruption of sleep may occur with it if taken in evening other wise there is no major side effects(apart from abuse potential)
Geodone is a newer drug of group second generation antipsychotics. These drugs are used in a number of Psychotic disorders, some cases of depression, to control mood symptoms and in a number of other diseases. These are very effective drugs and have very less side effects.
In some cases during initial stages of therapy some side effects (also called as parkinsonian side effects)
are seen like-
tremors, mask like face or poor facial expression
muscle dystonia may lead to difficulty in breathing
sense of impending doom or panic symptoms
increased salivation
dizziness, hypotension, insomnia, rapid heart rate
slurred voice etc.
in rare cases may prove dangerous so we should not take these symptoms lightly
these side effects can be easily managed (only under guidance of your doctor) by either lowering the dose or addition of some anticholinestrases drugs like TRIHEXYPHENIDYL (THP) which will correct the cholinergic output and will improve symptoms.
so please be assured and visit your attending doctor ASAP for these symptoms.
thanks
hope i cleared your doubt
take care
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Jittery Feeling, Tingling, Swelling In Fingers And Feet After Taking Geodon, Luvox, Adderall. What Should Be Done?

Hello grandma Thanks for your question She is 34 year old and is on ziprasidone (geodon), luvox (fluvoxamine), adderall (amphetamines) and effexor (venlafexine). Luvox and Effexor are the drugs which are prescribed to manage mainly depressive and anxiety symptoms and both are comparatively safer drugs with negligible side effects. Adderall is a stimulant drug and disruption of sleep may occur with it if taken in evening other wise there is no major side effects(apart from abuse potential) Geodone is a newer drug of group second generation antipsychotics. These drugs are used in a number of Psychotic disorders, some cases of depression, to control mood symptoms and in a number of other diseases. These are very effective drugs and have very less side effects. In some cases during initial stages of therapy some side effects (also called as parkinsonian side effects) are seen like- tremors, mask like face or poor facial expression muscle dystonia may lead to difficulty in breathing sense of impending doom or panic symptoms increased salivation dizziness, hypotension, insomnia, rapid heart rate slurred voice etc. in rare cases may prove dangerous so we should not take these symptoms lightly these side effects can be easily managed (only under guidance of your doctor) by either lowering the dose or addition of some anticholinestrases drugs like TRIHEXYPHENIDYL (THP) which will correct the cholinergic output and will improve symptoms. so please be assured and visit your attending doctor ASAP for these symptoms. thanks hope i cleared your doubt take care