Posted by alienatari on October 13, 2007, at 22:21:48
hey all.
I have been on so many medications, its not funny but I think most of them have been unnecessary. But with the antipsychotics, I think it has been unjustified. My first psychiatrist said that I was paranoid. Put me on solian (gave me akathisia but the doctor said it was anxiety and kept increasing my dosage, that wasnt fun) then it was seroquel at 800mg, then abilify. I ended up in a psych ward and the doctor there took me off antipsychotics and said I had social phobia not paranoia. Put me on ativan which worked well. I couldnt afford to see this doctor as an out patient because he was expensive and I dont have much money. So I went to another doctor who is actually his friend and whom he worked with. He said that Ativan is too adictive ( i was only taking it as needed, not every day) and instead put me on valium and abilify. Also said I didnt have social phobia and that it was paranoia. After that, I could not take the side effects of abilify anymore and so he put me on 5mg of haloperidol. This seemed to work but I was a bit of a zombie and the EPS sucked, was on benztropine for a while to help with that. Finally stopped haloperidol and he wanted me to go to hospital and try clozapine!!! I said no and he put me on risperidone. Was on that for about 1 year and it didnt do anything for my social phobia/paranoia whatever it is. I have come off that now, and I think I have withdrawal akathisia but I havent seen a doctor so not sure (not that they hardly any of them ever even know what akathisia is).Its a lot milder compared to the akathisia I have had before but I really dont know what to do. I have tried valium without much success. I have read they use ativan but I dont have any. In the past they gave me inderal but that seemed to make things worse. I guess I could try benztropine.
Anyone know how long withdrawal akathisia usually lasts?
Apart from the akathisa, vomiting and diarrhea that I have had coming off my meds (was on lithium, risperidone, valium and clomipramine) I seem to be a lot better.
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