Posted by fenix on February 2, 2006, at 7:25:07
In reply to Re: Akathisia vs. Tardive dyskinesia » fenix, posted by ed_uk on January 30, 2006, at 12:08:58
> Hi Fenix
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> Tell us about your akathisia. How long have you had it? Which medication was responsible? When did you stop the offending medication? Did you suffer from acute extra-pyramidal side effects when you were still taking the offending medication? What medication(s) are you on at the moment? Which meds have you tried for the akathisia so far?
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> EdHi Ed, I would respond better but I am so worn and tired really so I will try my best to answer your questions.
1)I have had akathisia for 2 years, and have been diagnosed with Tardive Akathisia, the worst form of it. I have also not been on any psychiatric drugs for 2 years as well, ever since the TA happened, for you see, Tardive Akathisia lasts and lasts even when all causitive drugs have been stopped. Horrific pain.
2)The medication responsible was Geodon, I was also on other neuroleptics for three years or so before I got Tardive Akathisia, so Geodon was just another player in the long term effects these drugs were having on me. (I want to note here now that I was being treated for depression/anxiety, nothing psychotic in nature, and that I was also given Effexor on a number of occasions).
3)I was and still am suffering from extra-pyramidal side-effects. It was worse when I was on the causitive drug. Basically now, I tend to get twitchings mostly in the left leg once in a while and it happens every day.
4)The only medicine I am on now is clonazepam. We first tried propranolol but that didn't work, so we are now trying benzodiazepines (these are helping to an extent, albeit a small one, but still better than nothing).
Any other questions, feel free to ask. Thanks.
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