What Causes Involuntary Muscle Movement When On Medication For High BP?

Posted on Thu, 11 Jun 2015

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Fri, 12 Jun 2015 Answered on

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Question : i have hypertension, and now i have chicken pox...... i m having trouble sleeping....when ever i try to sleep..... my lips start twitching and sometimes when try to sleep..... my muscles involuntary move and my sleep breaks...i am on medication for chicken pox and high bp.... i am 30 years old

Answered by Dr. Mohammed Taher Ali (7 hours later)

Brief Answer:
May be due to the medications.

Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXX, Hi

I appreciate your concern for not being able to fall asleep and to get enough sleep while taking the medications for high BP and Chickenpox.

1. For how long you have been suffering from this problem?
2. Can you please provide the list of medications you have been taking to reduce your High BP and for Chicken pox?
3. Did you have similar problems before starting these medications?
4. Do you have any other illness?

Looking forward to receive the answers for the above mentioned items.

Best regards.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Neel Kudchadkar

Follow up: Dr. Mohammed Taher Ali (4 hours later)

had this prob since the age of 22, i was advised to take angispan 250, later on was adv to take king beta 25, after which was adv take starpress xl 25 and now its olsar m 25

now foe my bp i take olsar 25 n for chicken pox i take cefiximine 200 mg twice a day and paracitamole 650 3 times a day plz do get back to me

Answered by Dr. Mohammed Taher Ali (4 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Features are suggestive of a neurologic disease.

Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXX, Hi
Good Morning! How are you?

Thanks for your valuable information regarding the medications for the treatment of high BP and Chickenpox.

After having gone through your symptoms diligently, I am of the opinion that you have some sort of neurologic disease suggestive of Myoclonus or Tourette Syndrome.

I advise you to kindly consult a neurologist for proper evaluation and treatment.

Hope the suggestion made could be useful in getting you the cause detected and treated accordingly.

Wishing you a very good health.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj