Posted by fenix on November 29, 2007, at 7:27:32
In reply to Re: List Of Possible Treatments For Tardive Akathi, posted by pstrait on November 28, 2007, at 20:20:21
> Have you described explicitly how much pain you are in? If so, how have doctors responded?
I did and one doctor came to the conclusion that it was probably akathisia. None ever brought up anything about treating the pain of it.
I eventually started to take diazepam, even though it helps it doesn't help that much, but the side-effects are safer than a lot of other things I could try, so I keep debating with myself whether I should try something else. A psychiatrist doesn't prescribe it to me, my normal doctor does, however, I am aware that my doctor here is not that familiar with any kind of akathisia.
I didn't want to go to a psychiatrist as I have a distrust for them when it comes to their ability to treat this, even though they should know more about it than a general doctor. I have a big list of things I could take, but I have a feeling that there is a possibility that even if I bring them up, the psychiatrist will either a)not be aware of treating the illness with the specific medicine I bring up b)insist on giving me something like an anti-psychotic to treat it.
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