Posted by johnLA on November 14, 2013, at 16:26:18
In reply to Akathisia question., posted by SLS on November 14, 2013, at 0:16:31
scott did you know you speak ancient greek? ;)
akathisia. another word from my culture that i never even knew about until i got it...
i didn't know it at the time, but my very first psyche drug; zoloft had me pacing between two bedrooms for weeks. i knew nothing of psychiatry at the time. had a very poor first pdoc who simply kept upping my dosage.
besides the pacing i lost about 20 pounds and my skin felt like it was on fire.
i remember when i first came here i read a post of yours about what to treat first; anxiety or depression. you said treat the anxiety first. i wonder if somebody took the time to say 'hey, you are having severe akathisia; a reaction to a med' if that would not have led me to my first hospitalization and eventual ect. i can only wonder now.
it's been 3 plus years now for me since those first days of taking meds. i am still in depression, but relative to those first months i am better. ironically i am on the least amount of medication since this whole nightmare started.
i am in the process (hopefully) of getting off klonopin. my last med. curious to see how i feel med-free. hoping something magical happens...
john
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