Mild akathisia, will it go away?

I have mild akathisia from the new antipsychotic, does it go away after my body gets used to the med or is it one of those side effects that only go away once you stop taking them?

Hmm not sure. Mine never went away unless I stopped the med

I remember reading when I was on meds that 25% of movement disorders caused by med are permanent. Is this a risk you're willing to take?

I am very curious to know the source of your information. Can you provide it?

I can't remember where I read it as it's been close to 10 years ago. I have what's called sleep starts where I jerk as I'm going to sleep which is why I was researching this, and why this stat stuck in my head. I think I was research tardive dyskinesia as a family member was sure that was what I have--I don't, it's sleep starts.

Do some research and see what you come up with. Google the name of your med with the term 'side-effects, myoclonus, tardive dyskinesia' and see what you come up with.

Here's an article that I found by googling 'psych meds, movement disorders.' Below is a very interesting quote that shows the magnitude of the problem.

"What causes tardive dyskinesia and tardive dystonia?

The exact ways in which psychiatric medications cause tardive dyskinesia and tardive dystonia is still under debate. However, there is no doubt that traditional anti-psychotic drugs cause these disorders in some people who use them. Examples of medications which cause these movement disorders include Thorazine, Stelazine, Haldol, and Prolixin. The relatively new drug Zyprexa (Olanzapine) has been found to cause TD. The risk of TD and other movement disorders cannot be ruled out for people using Risperdal (risperidone). At this time no cases of tardive dyskinesia have been reported for people using Clozaril (clozapine).

Who will get tardive dyskinesia and tardive dystonia?Although the statistics vary somewhat, there is no doubt that a significant percentage of people who use neuroleptic or "anti-psychotic" medications will develop a movement disorder caused by those medications. Some studies estimate there are already 250,000-400,000 people in the United States who have tardive dyskinesia. Different studies quote different rates of tardive dyskinesia ranging from 15%-20% for people using the drugs for more than three years, to as much as 40%-70% of elderly people with long term use. The rates at which tardive dystonia occurs has not been reliably established.

These statistics tell us that although many people do develop movement disorders as a result of using psychiatric medications, some people do not. Unfortunately there is no way to predict who will and will not develop TD. What seems certain is this: the longer we use certain neuroleptic or antipsychotic medications, the greater our chance of developing tardive dyskinesia and/or tardive dystonia."

Tardive Dyskinesia and Tardive Dystonia: where you can turn for help - NEC Article

This is akathisia and normaly goes away after you stop the meds, I had it from other meds too. Tardive dyskinesia and dystonia are different and can be permanent.

I talked with my pdoc and he said it was dose-dependant and told me to don't take the med until sunday to clear my body from it and then try to re-start it on sunday at a lower dose.

Hi,

I haven't taken antipsychotic medications is almost a year, but when I did take Abilify (which is the only antipsychotic that I found to be at least somewhat tolerable for more than a few days), I did experience increased feelings of restlessness that were more pronounced during my first few weeks on the medication than they were after that point. The doctors who were responsible for my care at that point didn't seem to be sure whether or not the restlessness that I was experiencing was "true akathisia," but I did experience increased feelings of restlessness on Abilify that seemed to diminish somewhat after my first few weeks on the medication. I'm not saying that everybody who takes antipsychotic medications will necessarily see the kind of reduction in restlessness that I saw with Abilify after a few weeks on the medication, but that's what I experienced when I took Abilify.

Latuda gave me akathisia when I first started it but it went away. I felt better with time. I hope your reset works out for you. P

Finally I decided to stop taking it and don't restart it on Sunday. I am doing well, I will take them again if I am not.

Entities are here again but quiet, they want to send me messages but they can't, I don't allow them.

Same. Bad for 5 weeks, been all good for 2 years.

Amisulpride gave me akathisia as I mentioned in your other thread. Mostly it was just excessive foot tapping, but at one stage I got bad akathisia for a month or so going up a dose, which did dissipate but still left me with the foot tapping.

There are meds that can help with akathisia if need be, although I've never tried one.

As an aside, I still move my feet in bed every night now even though I'm not on APs. I believe that going on APs, triggered mild RLS for me.