Posted by ed_uk2010 on December 12, 2011, at 14:55:14
In reply to Re: On Wiki Film Of Akathesia + Looks Like OCD Anxiety » ed_uk2010, posted by Phillipa on December 11, 2011, at 19:00:45
> Ed thanks when watching the man didn't seem that distressed. There must be degrees of it. So in a way the opposite of anxiety. I'd always thought antipsychotics also but they mentioned SSRI's also. PJx
Physical restlessness and pacing where the patient does not appear distressed is called pseudo-akathisia or sometimes hyperkinesia. True akathisia is very distressing.
But no, akathisia is not the opposite of anxiety, it's just different. Patients suffering akathisia often feel very anxious and agitated.
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