Posted by Novelagent on August 10, 2012, at 20:33:39
In reply to Re: requip with zyprexa » idelle, posted by phidippus on August 7, 2012, at 21:20:52
If zyprexa is causing akathsia, a dopamine agonist can help allieviate it (akathisia is inner restlessness). But it sounds like there's other uses. Dopamine agonists for akathsia only work for a certain number of months, maybe a year or longer, even, and then run the risk of having tolerance to that effect and the akathsia coming back.
Zofran works for akathsia, according to one study. Rhodolia also works, but long-term use carries the risk or arterial fibrilation with rhodolia, so one has to be monitored for that.
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