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Re: Akathisia vs. Tardive dyskinesia

Posted by fenix on January 29, 2006, at 18:23:00

In reply to Re: Akathisia vs. Tardive dyskinesia, posted by gibber on January 29, 2006, at 16:36:34

Akathisia is not short for tardive akathisia. Tardive akathisia is something different. Tardive is derived from the Latin word meaning late onset.

Tardive akathisia differs from normal akathisia because it 1) lasts for a very long time (if not indefinitely) even when the drugs that caused it are stopped and 2) has a tendency to be extremely difficult to treat; drugs such as propranolol (which is very effective in temporary neuroleptic-induced akathisia, usually does nothing for tardive akathisia), benzodiazepines, opiates, dopamine depleters (such as reserpine), and divers other things have proven unsatisfactory results.


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