Akathisia is awful. I totally understand not wanting that again. The first time I was on haldol I had that and cogentin didn't help and it was terrible, so I had to go off it. I went on haldol again a few years later and was on it with Propranolol and gabapentin and it didn't give me akathishia for some reason. I don't remember what dose of haldol I was on, but I was taking the oral plus getting shot with it every three weeks (court ordered). I was on it for seven years, until it stopped working and started giving me muscle rigidity. Maybe if you tried taking some of the meds that gave you akathisia with gabapentin you'd be fine?

I also was on prolixin for a while, while on gabbies, and the prolixin didn't give me akathisia. I don't know why. Gabbies seem to neutralize that side effect for me or something! Also, propranolol really helps. For me anyway. I was on that too, when I was on the high dose of haldol all those years.

Also, this is strange too, but I'm on seroquel for the second time, and the first time I was on it, it made me REALLY tired and crave sweets (like eat whole jars of strawberry jam plain crave sweets) and this time it hasn't really done that. I mean, I'm hungrier, sure, but I don't have sweet cravings, and it makes me fall asleep at night yes, but it only does that if I take 150mg+, unless I take it in combo with my loxapine. If I just take 50mg it doesn't make me tired. If I just take 100mg in the afternoon it'll make me cool as a cucumber but won't put me to sleep. I don't know why this is. It's very strange. I'm scheduled 300mg, but can take an extra 100mg prn. I take 50mg in the morning, 50mg at noon and 200mg before bed (which knocks me out for a few hours, but I always wake up well rested feeling).

Anyway, so my point is maybe it's worth giving gabbies, haldol or seroquel another shot?

Or maybe adding the gabby and it would neutralize some of those nasty side effects you experienced?

I've been on a million meds too. I feel your pain.