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Posted by psychobot5000 on November 11, 2013, at 22:31:07
Hi all,
I've checked the archives and been disappointed both by the horror stories and by the lack of proper research that apparently goes into this nasty nasty side-effect. As for me, I fear that after more than five years of very, very low dose treatment with second generation antipsychotics (as an antidepressant), I'm developing akathisia. I've tried carefully lowering the dose and checking to make sure I'm metabolizing the med properly (and not changing my habits and absorbing too much), but the bottom line is probably that I just can' take geodon any more, which is very sad.That said, akathisia, many of you know, sounds mostly just strange on paper, but is truly horrible to experience. Has anyone had success in treating it? Careful breathing exercises seem to help some. Otherwise, propanolol helps, but a depressive shouldn't be on it (and it doesn't nearly eliminate the problem). I've also tried megadoses of B6 (1000-1500mg/day), which seemed to work great for about 24 hours, but simply no longer do so. I'm just starting acetyl-l-carnitine, but I don't know the optimal dose (or if it really work, either).
Any ideas? I'll be your guinea pig, folks--I can't stand my existence, so please tell me what might be an idea to test out, or any other useful information (the archives are just a little thin on specific remedies, especially after withdrawing the offending substance is counted).
Thanks for anyone's time, hope you're all well.Trying hard to stay functional and live in his own skin!
Psychobot
Posted by Dr. Bob on November 14, 2013, at 22:01:08
In reply to Akathisia remedies PLEASE, posted by psychobot5000 on November 11, 2013, at 22:31:07
> I've checked the archives and been disappointed both by the horror stories and by the lack of proper research that apparently goes into this nasty nasty side-effect.
Hi, I'd like to redirect this thread to Psycho-Babble Medication. Here's a link:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20131025/msgs/1054385.html
Thanks,
Bob
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