Cipramil Definition

• Cipramil belongs to the SSRI group of antidepressant medications. It treats depression, dementia, obsessive compulsive disorder, and diabetes related neuropathy.
  
  

Extrapyramidal Definition

• The body's extrapyramidal system controls motion, muscles, and stability. Certain medications, namely antipsychotics and antidepressants, can cause side effects that impact the extrapyramidal system.
  
  

Extrapyramidal Side Effects

• Cipramil may cause akathasia, an extrapyramidal side effect characterized by severe restlessness accompanied by a movement such as rocking. Dyskinesia, or twitching, may also occur.
  
  Neuroleptic malignant syndrome causes severe muscle stiffness, fever, and may cause death.
  
  

Frequency

• According to the University of Maryland Medical Center, less than 1 percent of patients using Cipramil experience extrapyramidal side effects.
  
  

Treatment

• Treatment for extrapyramidal side effects involves cessation of the medication and possible prescription of other medications to lessen the symptoms.