Akathisia is the most maddening thing I've ever experienced. It is a very big deal for the person going through it, and I can easily believe it has driven people to suicide, which I've read is now suspected.

I've gotten it several times from Elavil (amitriptyline.) That has happened when I've gone back on Elavil, after being off it, without starting on a small dose and working up. Also, it's happened when my dose of Elavil has been increased without doing that gradually enough. The degree of the restlessness has varied depending, I guess, on how much of a change in dosage there was and how fast the dose was increased.

I've discovered that the miserable feeling can be counteracted by benzodiazepines (like Librium) and opiate pain killers (like hydrocodone.) No one should be left to suffer this without intervention to stop it. I also discovered that alcohol does not help at all.

I don't think it feels anything at all like hypomania, which to me feels pretty good.

Doctors can be jerks, sometimes. It's awful to be invalidated about something like this. I hope you've gotten this resolved. I can't imagine living with that.