Posted by SLS on September 23, 2010, at 1:01:30
In reply to Anxiety versus akathisia?, posted by g_g_g_unit on September 22, 2010, at 5:39:00
Hi GGG.
It is not obvious that you have akathisia from what I know of it.
From Wiki:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akathisia
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.From the Barnes akathisia scale:
4. Global clinical assessment of akathisia SCORE: _____
0. Absent.
No evidence of awareness of restlessness. Observation of characteristic movements of
akathisia in the absence of a subjective report of inner restlessness or compulsive desire
to move the legs should be classified as pseudoakathisia.
1. Questionable.
Non-specific inner tension and fidgety movements.
2. Mild akathisia.
Awareness of restlessness in the legs and/or inner restlessness worse when required to
stand still. Fidgety movements present, but characteristic restless movements of
akathisia not necessarily observed. Condition causes little or no distress.
3. Moderate akathisia.
Awareness of restlessness as described for mild akathisia above, combined with
characteristic restless movements such as rocking from foot to foot when standing.
Patient finds the condition distressing.
4. Marked akathisia.
Subjective experience of restlessness includes a compulsive desire to walk or pace.
However, the patient is able to remain seated for at least five minutes. The condition is
obviously distressing.
5. Severe akathisia.
The patient reports a strong compulsion to pace up and down most of the time. Unable
to sit or lie down for more than a few minutes. Constant restlessness which is associated
with intense distress and insomnia.The measure of achievement lies not in how high the mountain,
but in how hard the climb.The measure of success lies only in how high one feels he must
climb to get there.
poster:SLS
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