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Old May 05, 2024, 10:41 PM
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Originally Posted by MuddyBoots View Post
I don't know, man. Last time I was inpatient I was ready to rip my limbs off my akathisia was so bad. They put me on propranolol, a B complex vitamin, and a B6 supplement. Yeah, my vit. B levels were low at first (why the vits), but even after discharge I still wanted to go ballistic from the akathisia. Only thing that stopped it was stopping the AP (I know, not a viable option for most and even in my case it was out of not having anyone to prescribe it, but it's been a few months and I still breathe).
That is horrible. I remember akathisia on max dose of Seroquel in 2009, years ago basically, being simply a nighttime torture. I was on Atenolol (a cousin of Propranolol and it did not help). As a result, I asked to be switched to Lithium. That led to even worse outcomes long-term as I now have hypothyroidism for life. I no longer use Lithium but I need to be on Levoxyl forever. And who knew that I simply needed much less Seroquel, a little Geodon and yes, a B complex.

It took some time for B6/B complex to work consistently. At first, it was like oh great, oh no, oh great again, oh no. Now, half a year later, I do not have EPS. Granted, my doses of APs are fairly low these days. EPS usually are dose-dependent.

But I do get how you would want to rip your limbs. I screamed from akathisia.
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Bipolar I w/psychotic features
Last inpatient stay in 2018

Lybalvi 10 mg
Naltrexone 75 mg


Gabapentin 1500 mg+Vitamin B-complex (against extrapyramidal side effects)

Long-term side effects from medications, some of them discontinued:
- Hypothyroidism
- Obesity BMI ~ 38
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