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Posted by g_g_g_unit on March 12, 2010, at 17:52:58
i had four glasses of wine two nights ago while on prozac and my akathisia has returned with a vengeance; it's so bad that i can't leave bed. i just lie around, writhing. i'm meant to fly out on monday, but don't know how i'll possibly manage in this state.
can alcohol exacerbate akathisia? i have some dexamphetamine on hand. would that help?
Posted by Phillipa on March 12, 2010, at 19:40:00
In reply to ready to die from akathisia, posted by g_g_g_unit on March 12, 2010, at 17:52:58
Think a call to your doc is warranteed. Phillipa
Posted by g_g_g_unit on March 12, 2010, at 20:26:19
In reply to Re: ready to die from akathisia » g_g_g_unit, posted by Phillipa on March 12, 2010, at 19:40:00
i figured the best advice he could offer is stop prozac, which still leaves two weeks for it to clear from my system. i took 10mg of dexamphetamine and it's helping, so that should hopefully tide me over for the next couple days til i reach australia.
but damn, akathisia is a living nightmare. makes everything else i've suffered from up til this point look like child's play
Posted by Phillipa on March 12, 2010, at 22:13:50
In reply to Re: ready to die from akathisia, posted by g_g_g_unit on March 12, 2010, at 20:26:19
Boy I never want to get it that's for sure. Hope the prozac is out of your system enough to help. Update? Love Phillipa
Posted by g_g_g_unit on March 12, 2010, at 22:18:43
In reply to Re: ready to die from akathisia » g_g_g_unit, posted by Phillipa on March 12, 2010, at 22:13:50
i'm still taking prozac. i was curious if alcohol can cause akathisia to escalate, because i don't want to just stop the prozac willy-nilly .. though akathisia has been a recurring problem on the drug
for what it's worth, dexedrine (now 15mg) has completely eliminated the problem
Posted by Phidippus on March 12, 2010, at 22:58:15
In reply to ready to die from akathisia, posted by g_g_g_unit on March 12, 2010, at 17:52:58
You need to be taking some propanalol, artane or cogentin.
P
Posted by JayBTV2 on March 13, 2010, at 8:00:58
In reply to Re: ready to die from akathisia » g_g_g_unit, posted by Phidippus on March 12, 2010, at 22:58:15
> You need to be taking some propanalol, artane or cogentin.
>
> PYea cogentin is what they've always given me in the hospital for akathesia. Works very well.
Geodon gives me that want to die akathesia for some reason. Cogentin eliminated it.....
Posted by alchemy on March 14, 2010, at 15:53:32
In reply to Re: ready to die from akathisia, posted by g_g_g_unit on March 12, 2010, at 22:18:43
> for what it's worth, dexedrine (now 15mg) has completely eliminated the problem
Weird, it's interesting that dexadrine helped when it seems that it might worsen it.
Just an idea- magnesium.
Posted by floatingbridge on March 16, 2010, at 0:30:39
In reply to Re: ready to die from akathisia, posted by g_g_g_unit on March 12, 2010, at 20:26:19
I'm sorry ggg, and glad you found something, however curious, that's providing some relief.
> i figured the best advice he could offer is stop prozac, which still leaves two weeks for it to clear from my system. i took 10mg of dexamphetamine and it's helping, so that should hopefully tide me over for the next couple days til i reach australia.
>
> but damn, akathisia is a living nightmare. makes everything else i've suffered from up til this point look like child's play
Posted by Tony P on March 16, 2010, at 18:42:39
In reply to Re: ready to die from akathisia, posted by g_g_g_unit on March 12, 2010, at 20:26:19
> but damn, akathisia is a living nightmare. makes everything else i've suffered from up til this point look like child's play
I sympathize -- when I first went on Remeron, it gave me the worst akathisia I have ever experienced; I was closer to suicide than my depression has ever made me. The classic remedies for anti-psychotic med. induced akathisia such as cogentin or procyclidine didn't help at all. Ropinirole (Requip, Ropark, Adartrel) helped me greatly later on and has some AD adjuvant properties as well.
Posted by rovers95 on March 16, 2010, at 20:11:41
In reply to ready to die from akathisia, posted by g_g_g_unit on March 12, 2010, at 17:52:58
> i had four glasses of wine two nights ago while on prozac and my akathisia has returned with a vengeance; it's so bad that i can't leave bed. i just lie around, writhing. i'm meant to fly out on monday, but don't know how i'll possibly manage in this state.
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> can alcohol exacerbate akathisia? i have some dexamphetamine on hand. would that help?Just something that has worked for me recently, a sort of paleo (low gl....but a bit more extreme) diet, seems to have calmed fairly extreme irritability and nervousness somewhat for me after clonazepam initially improved the situation, but then faded somewhat.
However, i also had massive sugar cravings and carb cravings and was binge eating etc. so that (and will power) has worked for me by stopping them. If you are hypoglycemic alcohol is a bit of a no no as well i think. Basically i think sugars/carbs can excaberate akathisia (a lot of the symptoms of hypoglycemia correlate with those in akathisia) and this may or may not be the case in your situation?
Mganesium (not oxide) is always a good (and relatively safe) bet i think.
rover
Posted by g_g_g_unit on March 16, 2010, at 20:46:37
In reply to Re: ready to die from akathisia, posted by rovers95 on March 16, 2010, at 20:11:41
thanks for everyone's concern and helpful advice. i'm pretty sure the akathisia was offset by alcohol use (i never usually drink), as it has pretty much abated over these past couple of days.
as a protective measure, i upped my dose of n-acetyl-cysteine, as there is a study on here (posted by desolationrower) showing its usefulness in treating akathisia
Posted by g_g_g_unit on March 16, 2010, at 20:49:00
In reply to Re: ready to die from akathisia » g_g_g_unit, posted by Tony P on March 16, 2010, at 18:42:39
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> I sympathize -- when I first went on Remeron, it gave me the worst akathisia I have ever experienced; I was closer to suicide than my depression has ever made me. The classic remedies for anti-psychotic med. induced akathisia such as cogentin or procyclidine didn't help at all. Ropinirole (Requip, Ropark, Adartrel) helped me greatly later on and has some AD adjuvant properties as well.
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>that's strange, i know one guy who said remeron helped keep his akathisia at bay. my neurologist has prescribed requip for restless leg - i just need to find someone here in australia who will administer it
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