eee123 Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 I can't sit still and do things. I just feel weird. I can't explain it properly. It's awful. I also have a lump in my throat, from anxiety I guess, although I feel more restless than anxious. All I want is to be able to sit down and watch a tv show without bouncing up and down and kicking my legs, I go to bed to try to get some relief then I get up five minutes later. Does anyone else feel like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
confused Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 I don't know how to spell, but could it be akasthesia (some medicines make you feel like you are crawling out of your skin, can't sit still). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eee123 Posted November 17, 2018 Author Share Posted November 17, 2018 Thanks confused, I wondered if it might be a side effect of meds, I'm on rexulti and prozac but I felt like this beforehand when I was just on latuda. It gets worse in the afternoons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gb84 Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, eee123 said: Thanks confused, I wondered if it might be a side effect of meds, I'm on rexulti and prozac but I felt like this beforehand when I was just on latuda. It gets worse in the afternoons. Latuda gave me major league akathisia. Haven't tried rexulti yet, but it sounds like you are experiencing akathisia. How long after you take rexulti do you experience this? You could call your doc and ask about propanol or cogentin. Hope you can fix this problem. That feeling is one of the worst things that I have ever experienced. Edited November 17, 2018 by gb84 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eee123 Posted November 18, 2018 Author Share Posted November 18, 2018 23 hours ago, gb84 said: Latuda gave me major league akathisia. Haven't tried rexulti yet, but it sounds like you are experiencing akathisia. How long after you take rexulti do you experience this? You could call your doc and ask about propanol or cogentin. Hope you can fix this problem. That feeling is one of the worst things that I have ever experienced. Well I experience it in the afternoons maybe an hour or two after I take the rexulti usually. Will ask my doc about one of those two drugs at my next appointment. In the meantime I've stopped taking any meds. It really is the worst feeling like you said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cakepop Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 (edited) [deleted] Edited April 7, 2019 by cakepop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eee123 Posted November 18, 2018 Author Share Posted November 18, 2018 56 minutes ago, Gatorgirl said: I feel like that too!! I take Rexulti also. I think it’s the culprit. I lowered the dosage on my own because my pnurse refuses to lower it. I have some leftover lower dose pills from when I first got on it and then I’ll be cutting 3 mg pills in half. I want to try propranolol. But my pnurse won’t prescribe anything without having an appt and I don’t see them until next month. I am taking 6mg of rexulti which I understand is quite high a 2mg tab in the morning and 4mg in the afternoon (when I start to feel worse). I also understand prozac can cause this so I've quit that too as it doesn't seem to be doing much for me anyway. I hope I don't get any withdrawal from the rexulti but it can't be much worse than how I was feeling. My first day of no meds and I am still feeling OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notloki Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 On 11/16/2018 at 9:15 PM, eee123 said: I can't sit still and do things. I just feel weird. I can't explain it properly. It's awful. I also have a lump in my throat, from anxiety I guess, although I feel more restless than anxious. All I want is to be able to sit down and watch a tv show without bouncing up and down and kicking my legs, I go to bed to try to get some relief then I get up five minutes later. Does anyone else feel like this? It is called akathisia, call your doc, there are treatments for it that can make it go away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikl_pls Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 Benadryl can be used for akathisia in a pinch until you see your pdoc. Just thought I might throw that out there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eee123 Posted November 20, 2018 Author Share Posted November 20, 2018 Well I am still bouncing around two days after stopping all meds. What if it is me and not the meds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notloki Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 Looooooooooooog half lives. 91 Hours. Takes forever to clear the body. 2 weeks or so. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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