Posted by Solstice on February 19, 2012, at 1:07:33
In reply to Re: Desperate » Solstice, posted by SLS on February 19, 2012, at 1:01:43
> > But Scott - what is EPS?
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> Extrapyramidal symptoms.
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> EPS is the most important acronym to know when you are dealing with neuroleptic (DA antagonist) antipsychotics. Symptoms include involuntary muscle movements (dystonia, dyskinesia, torticollis, pseudoparkinsonism, chorea, etc).Oh! Wow.. that's good to know. And yep - she had dystonia and a bunch of other bad side effects from Abilify. It was crazy.
> Akathisia is also considered to be a form EPS. Akathisia is a set of highly specific anxiety-like phenomena. There are instances where EPS can appear later in treatment (tardive) and become irreversible, despite drug discontinuation. These things are much more likely to occur with the older APs than the newer AAPs. I'm sure your doctor can provide you with more information about EPS.
I think I need to look up the Akathisia you're talking about just so I'll know. Thanks Scott.. you're always such a wealth of information.Solstice
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