Is there anything you guys have found useful in treating akathisia? Thanks.
My doctor prescribed Benadryl, then propranolol, now benztropine for akasthesia. Nothing really worked, I just hope I don’t have (apparently stress induced) episodes anymore. Balancing your life and reducing stressors may help if it is stress induced. In my case, it is just s gamble. Taking benztropine makes me loopy and almost as bad as the akasthesia. I told my doctor this and he said to take half the dose but I haven’t had an episode since. I hope it stays that way…
Clonazepam and other benzos seemed to help me a bit with akathisia when I had it
Thanks, problem with benzos is I fear they may only be a short term fix, then there would be the problem of addiction.
Lamictal completely took away my akathisia.
Thanks, Don’t want to take bipolar meds too, the scizophrenia ones are bad enough on their own… I was hoping there might be something more user friendly but perhaps it was just wishful thinking…
Gabapentin or pregabalin have both helped me.
Magnesium helped me a lot actually. I think potassium would help also because each time I eat lots of potatoes it gets a little better, I’m gonna try ordering it next time I’m ordering supplements. Hot showers help a bit as well.
L-theanine helped me.