I had an extreme acute dystonic reaction to a first generation antipsychotic med called Pericyazine two years ago that has left me with a permanent movement disorder called tardive dyskinesia.
I then took Citalopram for 4 months after when I really needed to have taken this originally, hence being given the Pericyazine instead. Hindsight is a wonderful thing, of course.
Thankfully I haven’t needed ADs since but am worried about any side effects if I had to take them in the future. When I took my first pill of Citalopram, my cheeks both sucked in and my mouth made a kind of fish lips, meaning I couldn’t breathe properly until my DH stuck a wooden spoon in my mouth. I can laugh now, but at the time it was terrifying!
I know that if needed then I would take Citalopram again, but am worried about the risk of side effects again. I did see a psychiatrist last year who recommended certain drugs he thought were safe of necessary, and propanalol and Citalopram were on the list.
Has anyone else ever been in this position? I know I’m prob worrying about nothing, but it does sometimes play on my mind a bit.