Posted by med_empowered on February 8, 2005, at 21:55:40
In reply to Re: Akathisia - help!, posted by Phillipa on February 8, 2005, at 17:17:15
ugh, sorry my friend...akathisia sucks. I found out about it on zyprexa. my shrink at the time didn't warn me about side-effects like this (do they ever?) so I was shaking and nervous and restless and wanting to die while already taking Klonopin, ambien, etc....anyway, I say cut down on the abilify, maybe try something else. Some people add propranolol to the mix to stop the akathisia, but whatever...I think cutting the dose or stopping the offending AP is the best way to go. Do you ABSOLUTELY need an antipsychotic? If there's any doubt, do get a second opinion. As for akathisia with antidepressants...its decidedly less common than with Antipsychotics, but it still happens. Prozac has a bad rep for this.
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