Posted by ed_uk2010 on February 16, 2012, at 14:30:46
In reply to Re: tardive akathisia, posted by Doc49 on February 16, 2012, at 11:18:22
> Yes, and yes. Propranolol plus clonazepam. Anybody tried tetrabenazine or clozapine? Does anyone know of a good review on akathisia? How is it like/unlike EPS? Thanks for all your help!
There are a couple of case reports of clonidine (Catapress) being used. Akathisia seems different to other EPS. It often occurs with atypical APs in spite of minimal EPS (dystonia, Parkinsonism etc.)
I believe that tetrabenazine has a similar mechanism of action to reserpine so it might not be useful for your patient.
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