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Akathisia, or acathisia, is a syndrome characterized by unpleasant sensations of "inner" restlessness that manifests itself with an inability to sit still or remain motionless, hence its origin in Ancient Greek , ,.Its most common cause is as a side effect of medications, mainly neuroleptic antipsychotics especially the phenothiazines , thioxanthenes and butyrophenones , piperazines , and rarely, antidepressants. Akathisia can also, to a lesser extent, be caused...


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  • akathisia - 3 replies

    Akathisia caused by atypicals tends to be very idiosyncratic. I got horrible akathisia on risperidone (Risperdal), very little akathisia on quetiapine (Seroquel), and no akathisia on aripiprazole

    May 07, 2008

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    I suffered from severe symptoms of Akathisia after taking a medicine that contained prochlorperazine. I'm worried that if I go into an SSRI antidepressant (That supposedly can cause Akathisia as well

    Aug 22, 2008

  • It's AKATHISIA when will it go? - 8 replies

    , and guess what antiphycotic drugs cause Akathisia. I've stopped most of the mood stablizers experience prolonged Akathisia. Will it go away and what did you take or do to make it go away. P.S I am

    Jul 30, 2008

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  • possible Akathisia?

    First off... i'd like to say i'v suffered from panic/anxiety attacks for about a year or so now, started out with C...

  • Non Drug Induced Akathisia

    I have suffered from the symptoms of Akathisia for as long as I can remember. This would include childhood to around the ...

  • possible Akathisia?

    First off... i'd like to say i'v suffered from panic/anxiety attacks for about a year or so now, started out with Cont...


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