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Does withdrawal from psych drugs cause you to feel like bugs are crawling all over your skin?
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Formication: Formication is a specific form of the general set of abnormal skin sensations known as paresthesias and tactile hallucinations. It is associated with several disorders: a physical or psychological side effect of substance abuse, diabetic neuropathy, diseases of the spinal cord and peripheral nerves, and extreme alcohol withdrawal with delirium tremens.Withdrawal from psych drugs can cause this.
Answered 3/1/2013
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