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Originally Posted by newtus
it sounds like a dystonic reaction but also akathesia.
i got dystonia on haldol extremely bad. i was very rigid and i had shakiness going on. my hands curled into a ball and i was bent over from the waist up. it was like the top half of my body was just bent. but then my toes curled too.
ive had akathesia on atypical meds more than typicals. its definitely uncomfortable. well both are. the rigidity and akathesia stopped when i stopped my meds but i eventually had to go back on them.
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The rigidity only happened once a month ago. Still, Ill bring this possibility to my psychiatrist.
Sometimes Psychotic, shakiness is a less common side effect with Lithium, but a side effect none the less. However, my left leg concerns me. It won't relax... I think this is akathasia like Newtus mentioned. It's very mild right now. I will say this, my day job is painting and drywall, and I've had a tougher time cutting a straight line. It's as if I have to patiently predict when the shakiness moves my hand or not, which is rapidly. The shakiness seems like it's the lithium but my leg seems like it's the akathasia.