Posted by fenix on December 1, 2007, at 5:10:09
In reply to Re: Tardive Akathisia and Opiates, posted by BGB on November 30, 2007, at 23:04:02
> I take hydrocodone for my akathisia, but my neurologist prescribes it for me, not my psychiatrist. I should warn you that I spent over a year and a half trying all kinds of other medications before she tried the hydrocodone. I never mentioned it or recommended it, since I figured she would label me a drug-seeker.
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> I have to say that it works better than anything else I've tried, but not by much. It maybe alleviates 10-15% of symptoms. And unfortunately it has done absolutely nothing whatsoever for my depression. I take 15mg/day.
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> Good luck to you....I know how incredibly irritating and painful it can be.My neurologist seemed to not want to treat me for it thus sending me elsewhere. Perhaps because of incompetency with the illness.
The diazepam I take seems to alleviate it by around 10%, and I think I am taking weak diazepam.
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