Posted by Chairman_MAO on September 8, 2005, at 23:46:00
In reply to Is akathesia necessary ??, posted by linkadge on September 8, 2005, at 10:11:34
It is a wholly unnecessary side effect. There is no correlation between akathesia and therapeutic reponse to any drug; or at least I'd bet money on that. Who knows if I'm right.
As a matter of fact, akathesia is by definition an abberation; it is an imbalance between acetylcholine and dopamine, caused by DA blockade (antipsychotics) or SE stomping DA (SSRIs). There may be other mechanisms.
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