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Can venlafaxine cause extrapyramidial effects such as making my right side of face twitch or is it just antipsychotics that do that? confused.

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Dr. Lynne Weixel answered

Specializes in Clinical Psychology

Yes, SSRIs all can: It's complex and you may not want all the info here but if you do: https://ptcommunity.com/journal/article/full/2016/2/115/do-ssri-antidepressants-increase-risk-extrapyramidal-side-effects Simply, there are connections in all transmitter chemicals and dopamine can be inhibited by SSRI action.

Answered 11/14/2016

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