Posted by Lou Pilder on November 5, 2012, at 10:32:18
In reply to Re: could this be clonazepam withdrawal?, posted by neuroscience on November 5, 2012, at 7:56:16
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> > > Yeah. It started two days ago when you stopped clonazepam completely, so maybe it's akathisia from clonazepam withdrawal. It would be interesting to hear what your doctor thinks, hopefully he/she is a good one.
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> > > n_s,
You wrote,
[...I wish I could go back in time and never take anything they gave me...].
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> > Hmm, I did end up reinstating clonazepam the night I wrote this .. it eased the physical anxiety, but I was still feeling mildly restless. Two days later and it seems to be doing very little, so maybe the Memantine is causing akathisia (I'm not particularly anxious, but I am quite jittery and internally restless, and I also feel like I'm gently biting on my tongue a lot of the time).
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> > Do you have any idea if the akathisia is meant to be a temporary side-effect, neuroscience? Overall 5mg is proving quite a lot more tolerable than the higher doses, so I'd be curious to see if it does anything over time, but akathisia would be a deal-breaker.
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> I don't know if it's a temporary side-effect. If it was really bad though, the feeling would be unbearable, you'd call your doctor as soon as possible to do something about the symptom.
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> With akathisia there are two parts: subjective and objective. Subjective is the inner tension, unbearable sometimes and even torturing. Objective is motor restlessness, moving your legs or moving your body constantly.
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> g_g_g_unit, I was doing a search on google for memantine and akathisia and I stumbled upon an old post of yours from this website about memantine + SSRI akathisia. It seems you are no stranger to akathisia. So you know what torture is then. So do I. Wish I could go back in time and never take anything they gave me.
>n_s,
You wrote,
[...I wish I could go back in time and never take anything they gave me...]
poster:Lou Pilder
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