I am getting some serious anxiety or akathisia from vraylar, anyone else have this experience? Also, how do you deal with akathisia, besides cogentin?
Furthermore, how can I tell if it’s akathisia or anxiety? sorry for all the questions, just curious, and in a lot of pain.
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What are your symptoms?
Intense restlessness, overwhelming anxious feeling in the chest, it almost burns.
Is it an itch to get up and walk? I scratch my akathisia itch when I smoke cigs, I pace around the garage or if I’m in CA I walk up and back down a long stretch of sidewalk. I seem to be okay seated at a computer for up to a few hours between walks. I’m getting myself a treadmill from craigslist after I move, I could quit smoking and just go on the treadmill when I feel like walking for a bit.
If it makes you want to walk, specifically, then it’s definitely akathisia.
There are several drugs that treat akathesia effectively. Go see a psychiatrist and get prescribed something, no need to suffer.
They can also help you decide if its anxiety, and maybe prescribe something else.
No need to worry over this stuff just get it checked out.
Yeah it’s this itch that isn’t really “scratched” unless I’m walking. I walked 8 miles/20K steps the other day.
I’m also on vraylar. Are you experiencing strong muscle spasms as well? Any improvement in your negative symptoms?
No muscle spasms, neg symptoms are okay. I got switched off the Vraylar today