Posted by the kindling effect on February 13, 2006, at 16:10:20
In reply to Re: ATTN: fenix » fenix, posted by ed_uk on February 13, 2006, at 13:39:25
thank you ed. Extremely well put. I would also include that akathisia is a serious side effect not only to neuroleptics but also to ADs and even mood stabilizers in many susceptible people(perhaps another reason it's missed/misinterpreted;'it's not a neuroleptic so it's not akathisia, must just be anxiety'. I'm blown away by how many doctors still carry this attitude.
Also the atypicals being seen as 'safer'. THey are in certain populations and perhaps simply for a longer period of time.Even the lack of interest is possbly evident in the fact that you're the only non TA person on this tread Ed. (totally unfair statement to the other Babblers I know, but it's not like anyone's actually going to REAd this thread!)Board management excluded .
Do really appreciate your input Ed. Keep it coming if you can tolerate the intense rambling.
thanks yet again. DAVE
> Akathisia has been very poorly researched. It's awful really, that so few have put any effort into studying it. Given that antipsychotics have been around since the 50s the lack of quality reasearch and knowledge of akathisia is a disgrace. Akathisia is one the most important side effects of neuroleptics and to this date, recognition and treatment even of acute akathisia is poor. Tardive akathisia is very poorly researched. There are no well-established treatments. Numerous drugs have been suggested to be possibly effective in the treatment of TA but no firm conclusions can be drawn. Therapy of TA is a matter of trial and error. It's really a case of trying one drug after another until something helps. There are quite a variety of drugs which can be tried.
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