Posted by g_g_g_unit on September 22, 2010, at 5:39:00
Hai - me again . . I apologize for the influx of threads, but my hypochondriasis seems to switch onto "red alert" when I'm in the early throes of a med trial . .
Anyway, I was curious how you would differentiate between med-induced anxiety and akathisia? Is akathisia typically accompanied by an emotional or cognitive dimension (i.e. feelings of impending doom, etc.)? I figured I better school up before my p-doc check-in tomorrow to make sure I'm not reporting imaginary side-effects . .
what I'm finding on the clomipramine is that there's a greater feeling of (physical) urgency accompanying my OCD thoughts, so that when they do hang around, I feel the need to constantly move around and change tasks in order to escape them. however, even when I do expose myself to the thoughts, and try and stick with a task, I still experience that inner restlessness, and will constantly fidget physically, etc. during therapy today, for example, I couldn't stop touching myself nervously every few seconds.
it's hard to tell whether what i'm feeling is akathisia superimposed over the OCD, or just an increase in general anxiety? I feel jumpier, more physically tense, and also very harried and impatient . . my mood is okay, but I'm a lot quicker to 'snap' at family members. is akathisia purely a physical sensation, or is it accompanied by aggravation/anxiety?
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