Posted by xbunny on August 9, 2006, at 4:30:00
In reply to Re: differentiating anxiety from akathasia, posted by SLS on August 8, 2006, at 19:59:47
> > I find it hard to sit still I feel like I am crawling out of my skin and frequently pace about.
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> These are classic self-descriptions of akathisia.
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> When you sit down, do you rock back and forth? What do you do with your legs?no, but I shift positions and hug my knees alot, I also continually overlap my toes (Im not big into shoes lol) and then unoverlap then. My feet or legs are often 'bouncing'.
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> When you stand in one place, do you shift your weight from foot to foot or "walk in place"?Yes definately, in fact I must say I find it quite difficult to stand in one place (sitting isnt so bad). When I am attempting to stand in one spot and I have room I make knights moves (three spaces forward and one to side) about the point I am trying to stand in. So I guess thats a bit OCD and a bit akathasia.
Not so much anymore but when I was taking Zyprexa I used to feel complelled to stand on top of things (furniture mostly) to releive my tension. Would you say thats more OCD or akathasia?Is it possible to have anxiety and akathasia?
Bunny
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