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Originally Posted by jaynedough
My doctors have told me a few times that I'm going to need an MRI of my spine soon. I've had a couple of MRIs in the past. I've been on antipsychotics for a long time and have some akathisia. The last time I had an MRI, it was just for a torn Achilles. The longer I was in there, the harder it became to hold still. I was wondering if anyone else has had this happen and if so, how did you handle it?
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I have myoclonus from brain stem damage (essentially involuntary repetitive twitches) and have to have fairly frequent brain and neck MRIs. They actually have to intubate me and use general anesthesia because I twitch so much it interferes with the picture quality. Have you ever tried taking Cogentin or Benadryl? Does that control the akathisia?