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Old Jan 20, 2022, 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Sapien View Post
I cannot bear this akathisia anymore! My NP appointment is tomorrow and I swear if whatever she does doesn't help I'm checking myself into the hospital and getting a whole new set of meds. I would rather deal with psychosis and mania and depression than akathisia, dystonia, and tremors. It's too bad I can't take lithium anymore, the one med that actually helped somewhat, but f***ed my kidneys up. I can't think of a single med combo I've been on that helped and was tolerable other than risperdal which worked for 2 years then just stopped working after giving me full on delirium (and yes, the term "delirium" is in my medical notes it was that bad).
I've already taken my max dose of valium for the day, hell, did that before 11AM. I even took a risk and took .5mg cogentin (I'm told to take in emergencies only because it gives me urinary retention so I'll probably be in the ER getting straight cath'd later anyways).
I'm not getting my next injection. No way. I can't deal with this.
Sapien, I 100% know the misery of akathisia, so send you big hugs and am hoping a solution will be found to ease yours soon. I did eventually find a good mix that didn't cause akathisia. You will, too. Hang in there!
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Dx: Bipolar type 1

Psych Medications:
* Tegretol XR (carbamazepine ER) 800 mg
* Lamictal (lamotrigine) 150 mg
* Seroquel XR (quetiapine ER) 500 mg

I also take meds for blood pressure, cholesterol, and tachycardia.
Hugs from:
bizi, MuddyBoots
Thanks for this!
*Beth*, MuddyBoots