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Originally Posted by Breadfish
When I got extrapiramidal symptoms from amitriptyline (a TCA) my pdoc consulted with a pharmacist and prescribed akineton. Akineton is usually prescribed for extrapiramidal symptoms from antipsychotics, but it worked for mine, too.
I've also been prescribed lorazepam and oxazepam (not at the same time) when I was severely restless as a side-effect from antidepressants and antipsychotics.
In all those instances I had to eventually quit the drug that caused the side effects.
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Did you manage to find something that worked with less side effects?
My therapist keeps trying to get me to accept that side effects will occur and I can take meds to curb them so I should stop searching for lower side-effect meds that may or may not work.