Posted by SLS on January 18, 2012, at 7:33:55
In reply to Re: I feel so...nervous » Christ_empowered, posted by phidippus on January 17, 2012, at 17:55:51
> I suspect you are suffering from Akathisia, which presents as an inner restlessness and anxiety. High doses of neuroleptics can cause this. A couple things can help: Propanalol, Cogentin or Artane.
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> Eric
I find that it helps to use a strict definition of akathisia to diagnose it properly. The Barne's Akathisia scale is often used. Without rocking, pacing, weight-shifting, along with the extreme inner restlessness, I don't think akathisia should be so quickly diagnosed. Less severe presentations are difficult to separate out from anxiety or agitation.
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