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Posted by pretty_paints on February 20, 2005, at 10:50:58
One other thing guys,
do any of you have this?
When I have akathisia and it gets really bad, I end up curled in a little ball on my bed. This totally goes against the norm for akathisia, where people will be racing around restlessly, crawling out of my skin.
However, it must be due to it, coz the procyclidine stops it.
I feel so intensely uncomfortable and so intensely YUK, that I end up covering myself in a blanket and just staying there, rolled in a ball.
When I was on Risperidone, I barely moved from this ball coz the akathisia was so HELL. I just couldn't function. It was like a shut-down.
Anyway, anyone have the same?
Cheers
Katexx
Posted by ed_uk on February 20, 2005, at 11:49:31
In reply to Curled up in a ball with akathisia - possible??, posted by pretty_paints on February 20, 2005, at 10:50:58
Hi Katie,
Yes, I've had the same. When the akathisia was severe, at first I moved about a lot. When the akathisia was VERY severe, moving about provided NO relief. I was hopeless, because moving did not relieve the pain. As a result, I lay down, writhing on the bed.
Ed.
Posted by ed_uk on February 20, 2005, at 11:58:04
In reply to Curled up in a ball with akathisia - possible??, posted by pretty_paints on February 20, 2005, at 10:50:58
Hi Katie,
Isn't the procyclidine helping anymore? It really seemed to help you when you first took it. How much are you taking? ...and how often?
Ed.
Posted by banga on February 20, 2005, at 17:16:05
In reply to Re: Curled up in a ball with akathisia - possible??, posted by ed_uk on February 20, 2005, at 11:58:04
I assume then that this state of curling up in a ball is accompanied by subjective feelings of intense anxiety (i.e., is very similar to anxiety)? Being in a ball under the covers is a rather all-too-familiar place for me! (though not very recenty), I have had difficulty in discerning what is akathisia (a side effect of a med) versus "regular" anxiety (a med actually losing its anxiolytic properties).
Anyone have ideas whether the two can be distinguished? It would seem important especialy for those taking antipsychotics for anxiety--are you on too much or too little?
Posted by Phillipa on February 20, 2005, at 17:53:00
In reply to Re: Curled up in a ball with akathisia - possible??, posted by banga on February 20, 2005, at 17:16:05
Gee, I was hoping that you were doing much better. Fondly Phillipa
Posted by jasmineneroli on February 20, 2005, at 18:04:11
In reply to Re: Curled up in a ball with akathisia - possible??, posted by Phillipa on February 20, 2005, at 17:53:00
Hey:
Yep, I think it's very possible, because I've been doing just that this afternoon!!
I get what I suppose to be fairly mild/moderate akathisia with my anxiety disorder, from time to time. Today is one of those times. I just feel really, really restless, start pacing and wringing my hands and flapping my arms and trembling and shaking and fidgeting my feet (if sitting) and swirling my ankles about.
I wrap and unwrap my arms around myself too. I just feel so agitated I could scream.
I've had some emotional stress again, and my anxiety has peaked.
In the end, moving didn't seem to help at all, so i sat in an armchair, knees up and covered myself with a blanket, like a tent! I stopped moving as much, but had very rapid breathing.
So, yeah, I feel for you PP. Have no suggestions, but just wanted to share.
Jas
Posted by yxibow on February 20, 2005, at 20:46:25
In reply to Curled up in a ball with akathisia - possible??, posted by pretty_paints on February 20, 2005, at 10:50:58
> One other thing guys,
>
> do any of you have this?
>
> When I have akathisia and it gets really bad, I end up curled in a little ball on my bed. This totally goes against the norm for akathisia, where people will be racing around restlessly, crawling out of my skin.Totally, that describes my reaction to some neuroleptics... I just lie down and grab the {carpet, bed, sofa, etc} and sort of writhe around...
..this occurred for me intensely on a one-off Compazine.. also especially with Geodon after a week and unfortunately Abilify too (which I thought would be better with the partial D2)... only Seroquel doesnt do it (well probably Zyprexa, but my hands become very shakey).
I guess I'm sensitive to them in general which follows the oft-noted observance that people with affective disorders (depression, anxiety, etc, but not schizophrenia) are more sensitive to APs.
Its all a reaction to the dopaminergic blockade, its sort of a sliding scale with EPS... intense EPS can be a factor in TD but then again TD also has at least a 30% probability of dissappearing or coming and going just as much as EPS.
All I can say is thank goodness for the newer atypicals on that frame (other than the fact that they can be $3-4 a pill and $15-30 a day or more in the "list price" that insurance hopefully pays for --- which is why some insurance opts for older drugs -- the state of our healthcare, but I digress from the subject at hand)
To good health!
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