Posted by psychobot5000 on November 21, 2013, at 9:53:15
In reply to Re: Akathisia remedies PLEASE » psychobot5000, posted by g_g_g_unit on November 15, 2013, at 6:24:12
> I recall a post from the archives where Chairman_MAO actually recommends Memantine as a more humane treatment for neuroleptic-induced akathisia.
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> I found low-dose clonidine very helpful as an acute treatment, but of course it worsened my depression (a la propanolol).
>Yeah...that...sounds about right, to me. Clonidine could be so helpful if it didn't make getting out of bed a chore for the ages. Memantine I think is probably a good idea to try for some, but I don't think we've quite figured out how to work those NMDA receptors yet--for me, within a few days, the positive effects are gone, and I've got nothing but nasty cognitive S/E. Though it might be worth it if it cured akathisia, hell!
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