Posted by Tony P on September 2, 2001, at 1:32:26
In reply to Re: Help - Could this be akathasia? » vince, posted by Chris A. on September 1, 2001, at 23:14:33
I'm not familiar with the term akathasia (although I'm sure familiar with anxiety < bg >) - anyone care to enlighten me?
Chris A's description of "wanting to jump out of his skin" makes me think of my bad experience with Remeron. Although it did indeed sedate me, at the same time I felt incredibly restless - I would fall asleep for a minute or less, then wake with that intolerable sensation of just HAVING to move. I would kick and jerk about to try and get relief. It was like restless leg syndrome over my entire body, or an internal itch that there's no way to scratch.
Is this the same as, or related to "akathasia"? It would be nice to have a word for it, since it seemed to be quite an unusual side effect for this med., although I have since seen one other posting from someone who had a similar reaction. I
also notice the product info now mentions "restless leg" as a posssible side effect. That, to me, rates as the understatement of the year! It would also be useful to have a word so that if I saw the term in the list of side effects of a med I could cross it instantly off my personal list.Tony P
> Yes, particularly if the feeling is different from the anxiety/panic you've experienced in the past. I had to quit Geodon at day twelve because I felt like jumping out of my skin. It was unbearable to sit still, similar to the pacing you mentioned. At the same time I was exhausted, but trying to rest didn't work either. My husband said I was acting very strangely. As far as reducing the dose, talk to your pDoc first if at all possible. My dosage was still low and getting off was a relief. It was disappointing because I had high hopes that it would be the ideal medication for me. It didn't occur to me that it was akithasia until later. It was new to me.
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> Blessings,
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> Chris A.
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> > Could this be akathasia that I'm experiencing with Geodon. When I try to cut back on the Neurontin I start feeling really anxious. I can't quit pacing and I feel all up tight inside. Sometimes I even feel this way when I'm taking Neurontin. At first I thought it was all related to Neurontin withdrawal, but now I'm wondering if the Neurontin was the only thing that was treating the akathasia caused by the Geodon.
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> > If this is the case, how fast should I try to get off the Geodon without causing withdrawal problems. I can't really take this feeling any more. I want to just drop Geodon as fast as I can to see if the feeling will go away!
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> > Vince
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