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Old Sep 13, 2016, 01:07 AM
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2400 mg is a hefty dose. Ever try Buspar?
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Old Sep 13, 2016, 10:03 AM
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I was on buspar for a little bit. It didn't do anything, except make me really nauseous about a half hour after taking it.
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Old Sep 13, 2016, 04:57 PM
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...by the way-- a lot of people, even psychiatrists, will try to treat akathisia with anticholinergics like Cogentin or Kemadrin. Though akathisia is an extrapyramidal symptom caused by antipsychotics, Cogentin doesn't always fix it the way it does with symptoms like dystonia, which responds really well to those anticholingerics. A lot of people find that fast-acting benzos, like Ativan, help a lot more with the akathisia. If your psychiatrist isn't willing to take you off the antipsychotics, you could maybe ask for some Ativan to counteract the akathisia side effects? Not the ideal solution, but it's a thought.
Thanks for the info on akathisia treatments. I keep getting Cogentin and Artane from my doctor. They don't work and have their own side effects. I am already on Klonopin and I can't take a beta blocker. Now I know why Cogentin seems so useless.
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Old Sep 13, 2016, 05:35 PM
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I'm so sorry your dealing with such assshat Pdoc's
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Old Sep 13, 2016, 07:46 PM
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Thanks, christina.

I'm used to it.

Having asshat doctors that is.
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