Posted by tez on July 5, 2005, at 14:58:04
In reply to Re: AKATHISIA, posted by SLS on July 4, 2005, at 7:11:30
Hi Scott,
The best way to describe these feelings is in a posting from another sufferer as follows:
If you have akathasia like I had it, I sure do feel for you.
I could only describe my experience with akathasia as pure, living, mental and physical torment.
It is as I would imagine Hades feeling like.
I could NOT get comfortable in my own skin. I felt like I wanted to just crawl out of my body and go somewhere else. I would pace the floor for hours becuase I couldn't stand to be still- I felt this inner need to be moving all the time just to handle the torment.
It actually landed me my first and only trip into the Psych ward. After 4 days of Ativan and Benadryl, it went away almost totally. After 6 weeks off of Lexapro, I finally felt that inner restlessness leave.
It was horrific. Pure misery.
I will pray for you.
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It is a feeling of severe agitation, never feeling restful, always wanting to move around. It actually feels a little better when I do move around. The same feelings are always there, all day long, every day.
Obviously this causes severe feelings of depression which I had not been prone to before.
Have you experienced akathisia before?
Best wishes,
Tez> > Hi,
> > I have been diagnosed as suffering from akathisia (motor restlessness).
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> > I have come off the anti-psychotic (Haldol) some time ago but the akathisia is still a severe problem.
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> The terms "akathisia" and "motor restlessness" represent clinical judgments of what it is you are experiencing as symptoms.
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> In your own words, what exactly are you experiencing?
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> - Scott
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