Posted by the kindling effect on June 8, 2006, at 17:35:41
In reply to Can someone help me identify this??, posted by jparsell82 on June 7, 2006, at 14:39:53
Hey Josh,
i can relate somewhat,everyone's different though.I've had the same diagnosis plus many more.....all to no avail.
Have you ever had your serum ferritin checked isto see if it's low(sometimes common with RLS or possibly worsened EPS/akathisia on many psychotropic meds.)
What anti-psychotics did you take/how much /how long ? Did any of the atypicals help somewhat/ reactions?
Have you tried propranolol(Inderal)?
How are you with eating; still rushed zero satisfaction? Do you eat a lot but don't gain weight?
How's your sleep? Do your legs feel more restless short while after an afternoon nap?What other non-med things can make it worse.
Do you keep your legs crossed a lot?
What type of OCD stuff? Any tics?Can you explain a little how SSRIs make you uncomfortable?
When did the restlessness begin/ before after meds, other drugs etc....
Sorry if I've asked questions you've already answered in your post, I'm drowsy but rushed/speedy if that makes sense, and jump around a lot(not physically).
My dream a this point is to basically be able to sit calmy and become absorbed in a good book again(or anything for that matter).
What benzos and at what doses have you been on??
DAVE> Hey everyone,
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> I've been through multiple meds and combos with little help if any for this. I've had different diagnoses of Social anxiety, GAD, OCD, Depression, Bipolar, ADD. It's so frustrating because I grew up an all A student and then around 6-9th grade things started progressively getting worse. I now have trouble reading and even writing because I can't sit still and stay focused.
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> Anyways.... here's the problem area I'm trying to explain. I'm restless, very impatient, easily distracted. I have very restless legs. For instance, when I sit at the computer and try to read something.... my leg or both legs are bouncing, I click around the screen and highlight things with the mouse while I'm trying to read, I skip about the paragraphs while reading, and when reading a sentence I speed across it and have to keep re-reading it to intake it. Even then, I don't intake the information very well. It seems I'm always in a hurry though I don't know why. It doesn't matter if I'm interested in what I'm doing or not. I can't enjoy anything because I'm so impatient and in such a hurry to get it done even though I have nothing else to do. I can't read books anymore and it's so frustrating. I had to drop out of college even... part of this is social-anxiety related but a lot of it is these cognitive problems I'm having too. I often wonder what it is like to be able to calmly read something or calming have a conversation.
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> All this happens constantly regardless of my mood or whether I'm tired or not. Ssris make me very spacey and uncomfortable. Anti-psychotics do not help... I've tried them all. Adderall can help somewhat in "focusing" me, but it does nothing for the restlessness, impatience, etc. Plus, though Adderall can help my social anxiety with certain things it can also make it worse and give me a weird feeling.
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> Does anyone know for sure that this is ADHD or high-anxiety or RLS or what? Any ideas on meds that could maybe help me to calmly read and sit still? I haven't explained things the greatest... it's hard to... I'm sure you guys understand. Thanks!
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> Josh
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