Angelwhore Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 Could someone please tell me what akathesia actually is? I take Seroquel, and get this weird feeling in my leg sometimes - could be restless leg syndrome, but is not relieved by movement.... Ta! xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 To me it felt alot like RLS but a full body version, or severe body anxiety and restlessness. It feels HORRIBLE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alliEs_catch22 Posted February 20, 2007 Share Posted February 20, 2007 Risperdal did that to me like crazy! I didn't know what it was back then so i thought I was going crazy. I get it a little bit with seroquel but nothing compared to risperdal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LikeMinded Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 Physical akathisia sucks. Most auties (including me) have a form of it... called "stimming"... constantly foot-tapping, pacing, etc. Psychological akathisia, however, is my mortal enemy. It's when you pretty much can't stand "it". It's the worst emotion I've ever experienced. It's not RLS, it's RMS... restless mind syndrome. Time expands to approximately 1 second becoming 2,000 years. Because, like ac22 I thought I was going truly mad, it made me quit a good-paying, career-track job. The nurse at my GP's office told me that she nearly once bolted from the ER after having been given Compazine for vomiting... apparently bolting from the ER is a common side effect of Compazine. My handy little "medical information card" states "AVOID IF POSSIBLE: ALL ANTIPSYCHOTICS AND ANTIDOPAMINERGICS, INCLUDING COMPAZINE, REGLAN, AND PHENERGAN - USE MIRTAZAPINE FOR VOMITING." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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