Posted by hopefullynow on April 28, 2011, at 21:13:40
In reply to Re: You probably should switch SSRIs » hopefullynow, posted by mtdewcmu on April 28, 2011, at 17:26:58
Akathisia can be a very serious thing and it seems it can be hidden in a LOT of manifestations.
For me, it could be a sort of anxiety-inner overdrive or agitation.Smoking cigarette after cigarette, disorganization, compulsive eating, or a pseudo social anxiety, I feel overwhelmed in the presence of people.
I can't sleep and paradoxically, after a strong cup or two of espresso I can finally lay down and be calm for some time.For me it was always an alarm signal that after ingesting an stimulating thing my body and my mind finally shuts down for some time.
I thought I am ADHD, but these offending manifestations always appear in the presence of an serotonergic drug.
About propanolol, I take it, in the morning (10 mg) along with Celexa and Akineton.Maybe I should split it in two mini 5 mg doses.
True, I could be also sensitive to orthostatic/postural hypotension that propanolol gives me, maybe that's why I feel so bad when I perform more strenous movements like climbing five floors..
One thing I also noticed is that I became a little puffy, like when I was on anti psychotics on one of my med trials from past.Sounds like an overproduction of prolactine and I don't know what's the offending drug:
Celexa or Akineton?
I tend to blame Celexa, maybe it occupies my dopamine receptors and and therefore the akathisia manifestations appear on SSRI's and TCA's.
> > No, i haven't tried propanolol and akineton individually but my propanolol intake is fairy low...10 mg, so i assume that the job is mainly done from aki.
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> That is a really minute dose. Are you taking it once, or divided up through the day?
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> > Tomorrow, i will try without P. and i'll report back if there are some changes in my mood thru the day.
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> It can be dangerous to stop suddenly, but you probably don't need to taper such a small dose.
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> > However, I don't like the feeling that prop. gives me, makes me feel like a jelly, i climb the stairs and have pains in my legs.
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> I probably could not tolerate it. I am sensitive to orthostatic/postural hypotension. Even a small dose of Abilify (2-5mg) caused me to feel like I was about to faint when standing.
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