| Chakolate 2004-10-03, 10:17 pm |
| "H.Z." <ealexzi@telus.net> wrote in
news:BD6E7591.2E50D%ealexzi@telus.net:
> I suffer from facial twitches, and I don't know why. All I know is
> that I can't help it. Other people notice them on me, and Iım dying of
> embarrasement. I feel undignified, and feel like a freak. This really
> hurts. And I just want them to go AWAY.
>
> I also have Panic Disorder. But twitching is never listed (in the many
> books I've read) as an accompanyment to Panic Disorder. So I donıt
> know if the two are related. My question is: is there medication to
> control twitching? Also, what is biologically wrong with me. Would
> anticonvulsants like Klonopin work?
>
> I used to think my twitches were a side effect of my antidepressant
> medications. But now Iım no longer taking those, and Iım taking Xanax
> instead. I now think the twitching is inherent in me!!!
>
> Help me regain my dignity, as Iım starting to think about suicide ...
Are the twitches painful? Painful facial tics are a symptom of trigeminal
neuralgia, and there are treatments.
Chakolate
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