Psycho-Babble Medication Thread 936377

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Disturbing Link of SSRI's and Akathesia

Posted by Phillipa on February 8, 2010, at 12:52:31

For some reason late last night googled akethesia and up popped SSRI's as causes of akathesia. I didn't know SSRI's could cause this is it true or a nonsense google search it was scarey. Love Phillipa

Re: Disturbing Link of SSRI's and Akathesia

Posted by herpills on February 9, 2010, at 13:16:00

In reply to Disturbing Link of SSRI's and Akathesia, posted by Phillipa on February 8, 2010, at 12:52:31

> For some reason late last night googled akethesia and up popped SSRI's as causes of akathesia. I didn't know SSRI's could cause this is it true or a nonsense google search it was scarey. Love Phillipa

I always get akathesia when I start an ssri. I always get it when I stop an ssri. I also get it if I'm on too high a dose of an ssri. I'm worried about it becoming permanent?? herpills

Re: Disturbing Link of SSRI's and Akathesia

Posted by emmanuel98 on February 9, 2010, at 20:26:21

In reply to Re: Disturbing Link of SSRI's and Akathesia, posted by herpills on February 9, 2010, at 13:16:00

Akathesia doesn't become permanent. It's just a transient effect of some drugs, especially old-line anti-psychotics. You might be thinking about tardive diskinesia, which can become permanent and is not a side effect of SSRIs, only APs and mostly the old APs.

> I always get akathesia when I start an ssri. I always get it when I stop an ssri. I also get it if I'm on too high a dose of an ssri. I'm worried about it becoming permanent?? herpills
>

Lou's request- » emmanuel98

Posted by Lou Pilder on February 11, 2010, at 8:21:05

In reply to Re: Disturbing Link of SSRI's and Akathesia, posted by emmanuel98 on February 9, 2010, at 20:26:21

> Akathesia doesn't become permanent. It's just a transient effect of some drugs, especially old-line anti-psychotics. You might be thinking about tardive diskinesia, which can become permanent and is not a side effect of SSRIs, only APs and mostly the old APs.
>
> > I always get akathesia when I start an ssri. I always get it when I stop an ssri. I also get it if I'm on too high a dose of an ssri. I'm worried about it becoming permanent?? herpills
> >
> emannuel98,
You wrote,[...Akathesia doesn't become permanent...TD is not a side effect of SSRIs, only APs...]
> I am intersted in if you could post a link here to an authoritative article that could substantiate what you wrote?
Lou

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