Nervous System Problems Caused by Medicines

Overview

Many prescription and non-prescription medicines can cause symptoms related to the nervous system. A few examples are:

• Antipsychotic medicines.
• Medicines taken to control nausea.
• Medicines used to treat Parkinson's disease, restless legs syndrome, and other nervous system problems.

Nervous system problems are often side effects or symptoms of overuse of prescription and non-prescription medicines. Almost every drug is capable of producing nervous system problems. Be sure to review a complete list of all your medicines, both prescription and non-prescription, with your doctor or pharmacist. Medicines can also interact with each other and cause problems.

Frequent use of non-prescription medicine to control a troublesome symptom should also be discussed with your doctor. Symptoms such as headaches, dizziness, or blurred vision may be a sign that further evaluation is needed.