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Old Feb 15, 2020, 12:05 PM
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Originally Posted by bluebicycle View Post
Yeah. I am on Zoloft, Lamictal, Rexulti, and Ritalin for my daily psych med cocktail. Then I have Propranolol and Klonopin PRN (although I have been taking propranolol twice daily and I have yet to get my klonopin Rx renewed).

It's possible that Zoloft is doing this because I know that Zoloft carries the same akathisia risk (albeit a bit lower amount), but the akathisia was definitely lessened when I skipped the rexulti for one day. I assume I had some "residual akathisia" because I still have rexulti in my system.

If I had it my way, I wouldn't be on any antipsychotic because I think they carry too many side effect risks, but I know I will get a resurgence of psychotic symptoms if I don't take one. Still, I think I need a different med because I really hate having to take an extra med simply because another one gives me side effects. It's rather annoying and frustrating, especially when the extra med doesn't work.
Preach! I am with you completely on that. The answer for side effects should not be additional medication. So very counter intuitive. I rejected that notion quite instantly when my pdoc tried to medicate me for anxiety caused by my AP.
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