Posted by Dispossessed on March 2, 2014, at 9:22:02
In reply to Re: Sudden sensitivity to SSRIs/side effects? » Dispossessed, posted by SLS on March 1, 2014, at 22:51:40
I know that the akathisia will go away if I lower the dose or stop taking the medication, but then the intrusive thoughts/depression/anxiety come to take its place. I guess I could return to 5mg citalopram, which helped the anxiety/OCD without giving me akathisia, but at the cost of cognitive/visual problems. So its a double-edged sword.
Scott - thanks for the suggestion. It does seem that lurasidone lacks the cognitive side effects of the other APs, but it doesn't have approval in the UK yet. I'm also unsure as to what D2 receptor antagonism would do in terms of the akathisia/restlessness I get from the SSRIs - would it not worsen it?
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