Posted by yxibow on January 16, 2006, at 12:19:55
In reply to abilify and akathisia, posted by airam on January 15, 2006, at 14:50:54
> anyone have any positive results with akathisia eventually subsiding while on abilify...? how long? what did you do for relief in the meantime.
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> thank you.I never took it long enough to get past the akathisia. However some say that this forms early and disappears later. This will, of course, vary.
Meanwhile, like all antipsychotics, if you wish to stay on Abilify, there are a handful of things you can try to mask the akathisia.
* beta blockers, especially propranolol, but any non cardioselective one (there are about 4-5 of them)
* benzodiazepines, there are at least a half dozen of them to try, including Klonopin
* anticholinergics, at least 3-4 well known ones, from less lethargic to more lethargic, including Akineton (biperiden), Cogentin (benztropine) -- more cognitively impaired, Artane (trihexyphenidyl), and in an emergency OTC standby, Benadryl (diphenhydramine)
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