Akathisia

Extrapyramidal side effect

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[pineappleupside]

This is freakin mild akathisia

[NJmalibu313]

this was one of many symptoms I had, and lasted for a couple months. This almost pushed me to suicide, and I feel for anyone who will ever have to experience it

[chainlockalarm]

@oneaburns of course lots of people do it, I do it sometimes everyday. Simply moving your leg up and down isn't bad at all, but what if this doesn't stop, and it's completely out of your control and last longer than you WANT it to last (greater than an hour). Of course oneaburns at any point in time during your leg shaking, when someone tells you to stop, you're able to, this disorder is when it's irresistible and you can't get yourself to stop. Please be more considerate.

[schoolmaster1945]

Hello Mel, Fasciculation is also a by-product of the anti-psychotics. I would be more concerned about permanent motor neuron damage. These drugs although helpful in many cases do not have much history of the very long term effects (more than 20 years) of dosing...regards...

[gunitinug]

I have extreme agitation and lookups. What other drug can i take besides cogentin?

[oneaburns]

Umm, this is normal! Lots of people do it and there is nothing wrong with them. God, everything these days has to be a disorder.

[louloutinkerbelle]

I get this all the time - I thought it was normal - just my foot on a nerve?

[mitch19636]

@pineappleupside This appears to my Clonus not Akathasia.

Regards,

Mitch....

[mitch19636]

However the above symtom the guy is demonstrating is called "Clonus" a few beats is ok however if it is sustained as in this case it indicates a problem wi the feedback sysystem of the brain i.e. brainstem etc. such as arnold chiari malformation, Cerebral palsy.

[mitch19636]

I have that I can inititate it in the leg and it will keep going until I make a mental or physical attempt for it to cease. I believe it is also related to clonus. and cerebral atxia.

Which I also have . being the unfortunate recipient of Cerebral palsy,Arnold Chiari Mal-formation, Dandy Walker Sydnrome, Partial agenisis of the corpus collosum involving the splenium. Live goes on! I have had this all my life. so to almost be pushed to suicide I am sorry for you NJmalibu313.

[Crystalballer274]

@daemontrainer stop taking that shit man.... I took resperidone for awhile. I would take it in the morning and realize "hey i can't walk down the road my muscles are too tight" I got a shot of haladol (which is resperidols evil cousin) and then I couldn't move i was drooling all over myself and i tried to eat and the food just came out of my mouth. I also got that restlessness and pacing you are talking about. Years later I am not on any of these meds and now i cant stop moving.

[deadpoetoftheyear]

a little tremor is akathisia? they havent seen the hell of it!