Posted by Ritch on June 12, 2003, at 9:37:11
In reply to discontinuation-emergent akithisia, posted by avid abulia on June 11, 2003, at 18:57:02
> i recently (about 4 days ago) quit taking effexor (and i had to do it cold turkey because the reason was that it is exacerbating my seizure disorder--man, do i feel like i wanna die...) and i was wondering if effexor could cause akithisia upon discontinuation, if and when it would be likely to resolve, and is there anything i can do about it. i am allergic to, of all things, benadryl, and there is some increased seizure risk with cogentin and artane (or so my doc says, and i am inclined to trust him on that).
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> or am i just pacing around cuz i`m a hyperactive s.o.b. anyway and effexor was suppressing that a bit and i just wasn`t noticing?
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> also, i have recently (around the same time) increased my dose of keppra--does that do the old restlessness bit? good info on keppra is hard to find if you are pacing all the time.
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>How much Keppra are you taking now? I tried 250mg bid along with Depakote a while back. I didn't get any restlessness from it. It seemed to turn me into a listless rag doll, if anything. Have you had trouble with other antidepressants aggravating your seizures? Sorry for the questions, just curious.
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