Posted by SLS on August 9, 2006, at 5:01:13
In reply to Re: differentiating anxiety from akathasia, posted by xbunny on August 9, 2006, at 4:30:00
> > > 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?
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> 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"?
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> 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?
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> Is it possible to have anxiety and akathasia?Of course.
It does sound like akathisia is in there, though.
You can try this:
http://www.medafile.com/zyweb/Barnes.htm
And look at this:
http://www.logarithmic.net/pfh/akathisia
- Scott
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