I can’t occupy myself, I miss the times before schizophrenia where I could sit down and watch TV, now I can’t sit still to save my life, I am just restless as can be.
I hate being like this, I was like this most of yesterday and then the night before, I just can’t sit down.
I have more I could complain about but I am tired of complaining, I want to feel normal again but I don’t think I ever will.
You should talk to o doc and see if there is anything they can give you to relieve the restless legs
Only time I can sit still is when I’m posting on the internet or drinking coffee 
Restlessness may be a side effect of one of your meds. I’d check with your pdoc, especially if you just changed something. The meds may not be as effective after being on it, long term.
I guess I should say this… I hope you can sit down soon, and rest. Try to take care. 
like akathasia…
The word derivative is from Greek
The name Literally means “can’t sit”…
@JustTrish
I didn’t know that. Thanks for teaching me something
@JustTrish
Of course 
I can’t judge well enough if I have akasthisia or not, I mean I have some of the symptoms but maybe I don’t want to tack another thing on that’s wrong with me ha.
I may bring it up with my doctor though, got an appointment Tuesday.
Try a Benadryl and magnesium citrate supplement
With Cbd
That combo really takes the edge off for me
Goodluck
I have no doubt Benadryl would “calm me down” ha, more like put me to bed for 12 hours. I am hit pretty hard by Benadryl.
I know what you mean…
It was always a compromise I had to make for myself…
Sometimes I would just eat a quarter of a Benadryl to compromise with myself if the akathasia was really bad…
But if I just couldn’t take it
I wouldn’t mind eating a whole Benadryl or two while taking something to give me a bit of energy like Acetyl carnitine to balance out my energy
Anyways
Good luck!
it could be akathisia, my worst enemy. sounds like it is. ask your pdoc if your meds can cause it. also ask for ativan, it’s the only way I can treat akathisia although if you don’t catch it early it can be a long wait for it to kick in.
I had the same problem. I got it from the med. I was on. They took me to this assisted living center where they had about thirty people in this small room watching a western on tv. I could not stay seated. I kept getting up and pacing about, and this woman kept getting mad at me for getting up. I realized I couldn’t make it in this assisted living center, so right after supper I went out on the highway and started walking. It turned out to be one of the more difficult road trips I’ve been on.
To those who are taking something to treat akasthisia, what are you taking and what are the effects and side effects like?
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