Posted by James_glasgow on March 24, 2007, at 5:11:44
In reply to Re: Wellbutrin and Restless Legs » James_glasgow, posted by FredPotter on March 23, 2007, at 8:34:40
> James it's an awful thing. As akathisia it can effect far more than just the legs too. It has been the habit in mental hospitals to treat psychotic patients with enough Haloperidol or other neuroleptic drug to induce whole body restlessness. It's an awful thing to see. The belief used to be that unless they got akathisia the dose wasn't high enough.
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> I had it in arms and legs when on Prothiaden (dothiepin) years ago, to the point where I was throwing things around the bedroom.
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> Now how about treatment? I've heard benzodiazepines can help (I've also heard that Wellbutrin can too, as it works the opposite as regards dopamine to the neuroleptics). I wonder if the antihistamines like Periactin can help, or perhaps Bromocryptine. Perhaps someone else has more information. I don't know how old you are, but it's said to increase in prevalence with age. A good sleeping pill might be best.
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> Do some googling on it. I think it's the worst of all side-effects of psych drugs. It's worse than pain in my opinion.
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> Good luck. Keep us informed of your progress
> Fred
Hi Fred, thanks for replying to my message.I am slightly worried about trying them again as the reaction was so strong, as you say it is a horrific experience. I did a search on Google and found a case report from Korea of exactly the same thing happening and they used 0.5mg of Clonazepam to treat the problem and carried on with the Wellbutrin. I was suprised it happened in the first place as I had read in the past that Wellbutrin is used to treat Restless Legs, as you say maybe it was akathisia I was experiencing as opposed to drug induced RLS. I have taken Clonazepam in the past and found it does wonders for my social phobia, especially in combination with paroxetine, but after a few days I start getting depressed again. I will give it some thought and let you know, I am particularly intrigued by the Periactin, as you can buy it over the counter here, and it causes drowsieness so it will help with my insomina.
Thanks again.
James
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