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Taking dothiepin 37.5mg, lexotan 0.375mg a day for general anxiety disorder. can medicine cause muscle tightness?
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Some.: You are on a low dose antidepressant and anti-anxiety medication. Yes some medication especially anti-psychotic medications can cause muscle tightness but i think the tightness is still from anxiety itself. You need to talk to your doctor about this.
Answered 3/31/2014
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