Posted by novelagent on February 18, 2012, at 14:09:32
In reply to Re: tardive akathisia » SLS, posted by ed_uk2010 on February 18, 2012, at 12:52:37
to address the idea that restlessness can be misdiagnosed anxiety:
anxiety doesn't cause rythmic movement of the legs...
also, to address the notion of it being an intial incident that passes: this is treatment-onset akathisia. (postural tremor is the name for the rythmic movement of the legs-- this can be helpful in searching databases for research). For the first seven days of starting or stopping an SSRI or antipsychotic or changing the dose, this can occur and go away, just as can dystonia
Yet we're dealing with tardive akathisia, unlikely to respond to proprananol, and requiring a dopamine agonist. I advise against amantadine-- tolerance to its effect frequently develops, according to a book, Medication-Induced Movement Disorders.
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