Posted by pretty_paints on February 8, 2005, at 8:05:40
Hi guys,
I am having moderate akathisia on Abilify.
I don't know enough about this side effect. At the moment I am pumped full of procyclidine, otherwise I would not be able to write this. It is HELL. The only other time I've felt like this was when I was on Risperidone, except with Risperidone it was about 10 times worse and I wanted to die.
What exactly is this symptom? Yes, restlessness, inner restlessness, trembling hands/feet/legs, anxiety, inability to sit still.
But for me, it also creates intense restlessness in my mind. Is this possible?
Even thinking about doing something "detailed" almost paralyses me and my mind.
Putting on make up, plucking eyebrows, putting on nail varnish, painting a picture, doing a mosaic with tiny bits of cut-out magasine, doing housework, reading a magasine...ANYTHING.
It feels so unbelivably overwhelming that I can't do it. This isn't like the normal depression type "oh everything is overwhelming". I am restless and unable to sit still, YET I can't actually DO anything. If I even think about say, reading a magasine, I just cannot do it. It's impossible. I don't really understand this.
It's not that I'm not painting my nails because my hands are shaking (although, they are), I just can't focus on it or stay doing it. It is HORRIBLE. I read some posts earlier on started by Ed, but I still cannot understand if this whole package of symptoms is akathisia. I think akathisia is much more than just restlessness.
I think today it is much worse BECAUSE I cut down my Seroquel dose last night. I think the Seroquel was sedating me still, so it was dampening down the akathisia somewhat. Now today, I am going through hell. I am so restless and also majorly anxious. A man came round to fix our boiler and I was absolutely terrfied, shaking etc.
Now that I've taken the procyclidine, I feel a million times better. I have tidied my room, had a shower, gotten dressed, and now I'm about to pop out to the shop. I feel great now. But am I going to have to keep taking the procyclidine to feel like this? I'm a wreck without it.
Any help would be appreciated!!
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