Thread: Akathesia
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Old Jun 29, 2014, 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by BlackSheep79 View Post
I'm going thru this for the first time and it's the worst side effect I've had. It is especially bad at night. I'm just starting my 4th week on latuda. I'm dealing with the same symptoms as you are. I feel like I want to rip off my skin because I am so uncomfortable. My doctor gave me cogentin for this but it takes awhile to build in your system. It's so debilitating for me that I'm on medical leave from work for a month. To me these symptoms feel like a panic attack. Is that how u feel?

BP 1 with mixed episodes/ OCD
In the past it was as extreme as you have mentioned. One time it was the biggest nightmare while awake that I had ever experienced as an adult. I thought of checking myself into a hospital. Right now this may not be truely Akathesia but still uncomfortable.
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