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Is Antidepressants will cuase RBD, fits
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I used antidepressants 20 days after that I am facing unknown problems like REM Sleep Behavior disorder or Sleep terrors. In EEG test it showing epilepsy. It's happening in 1 month only. Next month EEG normal and MRI normal. Is Antidepressants will cuase RBD, fits, Sleep terrors.
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Hello. Certain medications can cause sleep disturbances and RBD. It's necessary to know what class of antidepressant you have taken so that another class of antidepressant can be tried. Not all will cause this issue.
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No antidepressant doesn’t cause any sleep terror or fits or RBD. Please get a full check up for seizures.
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Dr. Dinesh Reddy P
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It depends on type of antidepressant
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