I’m glad you are feeling better. I’m going through Akathisia for the second time
@mv8908
2 жыл бұрын
How did that happen
@r0b0bert
Жыл бұрын
It’s crazy people have to endure this multiple times
@crimsoncaterina
6 ай бұрын
I’m hoping it gets better, it’s torture and you’re not alone
@GreenAndTheToe
6 ай бұрын
@@crimsoncaterina thank you I’m better now!
@Ruenig
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing, Gi. Finally sat down and watched this properly. This will really help someone! Now the word akathesia has entered my vocabulary.
@thoughtsfromabipolarmind
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching it!! My hope was that more people know about Akathisia and now how painful it is.
@UnderTheSameSun693
Ай бұрын
Were you able to overcome this? @@thoughtsfromabipolarmind
@Removedfromtheloop
3 жыл бұрын
You're not alone. I've shared my own experience. Let's band together.
@thoughtsfromabipolarmind
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this lovely comment. ☺️
@Buhofree
Жыл бұрын
Les fight together
@christianv7177
2 жыл бұрын
PSA: Americans should never seek "help" for suicidality. Seeking "help" will always lead to severe human rights violations, such as non-consensual drugging.
@crimsoncaterina
6 ай бұрын
I told the nurse I got restless and aching inside from a benzo and they strapped me down and said give her both the benzo and antipsychotic and I have genuinely never felt so helpless and like I was purposefully being tortured for having a meltdown. There were like 15 nurses there
@crimsoncaterina
6 ай бұрын
I also don’t have any psychotic symptoms, no bipolar, it wasn’t a correct medication at all. Looking back it seemed intentional. I also have adhd which makes your dopamine lower
@jenniferprior1612
Жыл бұрын
So my neurologists suspects my movement problem is due to brain damage near the motor cortex. But it started long before i had that damage. In talking to a neural feedback specialist he started asking me questions about the feeling and what medication im on. He said my SSRI could be responsible for it, causing akathisia. Its this terrible feeling that builds up if i dont move my limbs, and results in large twitches if i force myself to sit still. Its 'agitation' feeling is lessened with movement. The neuro doc gave me Keppra and that seems to help some (makes it slightly more tolerable). Happens mostly at night. Its so uncomfortable that is causes a certain level of pain along with great discomfort. Sometimes making it impossible to sleep. No dr. had mentioned this to me until the neural feedback dr did. Asking my counselor about it today at my apt. It started over a decade ago when i started the SSRI, and has since gotten worse and more frequent. The keppra does lessened it to a degree that im not going mad over it anymore. But would rather not have to take a medication to counteract a feeling caused by another medication. Its a truly maddening feeling. As i have an energy disorder this makes it all that much harder as the movements burn up what little energy i have. Does anyone know if there is an SSRI less likely to cause akathisia? The zoloft I take works well so im hesitant to change it, but if it means stopping these movements it will be worth it. Im frankly shocked that no other dr mentioned this to me as a possibility as Ive complained about this for many years. I think the neurologist is wrong about it being related to the brain damage as it begun nearly a decade before they saw any damage (about the same time i started the SSRI). Not a single dr mentioned this possibility until last week. Very glad the keppra helps a little at least.
@Jaydenzephyr
2 жыл бұрын
I developed akathisia from Vraylar and was taking propranolol for it. It only helped to a degree and I started having major anxiety spells at work. I got a second opinion because the doc didn’t want to get me off of Vraylar, and the new one said that the side effects were outweighing the benefits. I’m off Vraylar now and I’m feeling soooooo much better. Of course, I haven’t experienced 14 med changes. I’m just glad to be off of that pill because it was messing me up
@thoughtsfromabipolarmind
2 жыл бұрын
Sorry to hear it was messing you up it can be such a pain when that happens. Glad you’ve got it all sorted now and I hope you’re well :)
@Destiny-zb3qp
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing your experience. Do you ever have problems with speech during your episodes? When I get mine I can’t speak and stutter a lot.
@fisalmoon
2 жыл бұрын
Hi, I’m from Saudi Arabia, I have lurasidone-induced Akathisia, I want ask your akathisia, is it completely gone? What have you used to treat it. Please help.
@fisalmoon
2 жыл бұрын
@@אוראלדור-י4ד ok thank you, i hope everything will be alright.
@Jasmineflowerkisses
3 жыл бұрын
I am on quetiapine and Lamictal, one of those gave me pretty severe akathisia. Like you, these medication’s are doing wonders for me and without them I honestly don’t know where I would be. My doctor prescribed me a medication called benztropine. I just started taking it, it’s helped a little bit. But I’m hoping that it starts helping more. Maybe you can ask your Doc about this?
@thoughtsfromabipolarmind
3 жыл бұрын
thank you so much for sharing this. Yes that sounds like a good idea thank you.
@mentalcat9529
3 жыл бұрын
Im taking seroquel, its been 3 years and despite a lot of negative comments about it on the internet, ive had a lot of help from it. I have noticed recently small movements of my body, they are very small, i can compare them to mini tics, random movements of my body. I have this fear that it could become worse with years, i dont think i can stop using the medication because the pros of taking it are more than the negative things. Im tired of reading comments about the dangers of these meds, i would be dead without seroquel. So i have this worry of will the akatisia be worse with time? Or other long term side effects? But at the same time you have to evaluate pros and cons when on these meds. And there are more pros of taking it.
@johnnybaby4036
2 жыл бұрын
@@thoughtsfromabipolarmind hey how are you feeling, has your ak subsided?
@thoughtsfromabipolarmind
2 жыл бұрын
@@johnnybaby4036 I have posted an updated video on my akathisia now if you wanted to take a look :)
@johnnybaby4036
2 жыл бұрын
@@thoughtsfromabipolarmind did alcohol consumption trigger your condition?
@Filthycoffin
2 жыл бұрын
I hope you are doing well are you still taking the medication I had to start mine I’d rather be bipolar then deal with it all day long but I am still dealing with akathisia but it’s getting better I do have windows and I was able to swim again for the first time in four years yesterday. The one that triggered the most akathisia for me was Latuda and Zyprexa but I had tried all of the anti-psychotics and the second generation and every damn one of them sucks easier just to control it with diet and exercise I pray you are healing
@thoughtsfromabipolarmind
2 жыл бұрын
Hey, I have an updated video that explains where I’m at with akathisia now if you wanted to take a look at that. That’s great that you were able to swim it’s the little victories I think that bring us joy and help us keep going.
@Filthycoffin
Жыл бұрын
@tyrel no I’m not bipolar we get misdiagnosed as it though. I only have anxiety depression
@kevk741
2 жыл бұрын
I’ve had chronic akathisia nearly 2 years and not even from an antipsychotic. I know people 4, 7, even 10 yrs off medications and still suffering. You discontinue the offending medications. You do NOT stay on a medication that gives you akathisia just like you do not stay on a medication that gives you tinnitus. The symptoms do not “die down”. At best, they will mask & aggravate the akathisia and allow it to smolder so that when you pull the antipsychotic away, it’s even worse. Maybe even turn it into the chronic monster that has ended 8 of my friends lives.
@heavensent4408
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for making this video I'm struggling so bad 😭 from this it's complete torture did u ever have bad thoughts during it intrusive and irritability
@thoughtsfromabipolarmind
2 жыл бұрын
Sorry to hear that you’re struggling. I had lots of thoughts like “this is so painful I can’t deal with it I want to die” it’s really painful in a weird way because it’s so unnerving and the inner unrest you feel is not nice so I get you. Maybe go back to your doctors and tell them :)
@ste3015
5 ай бұрын
How did you cure it?
@Makin_em_at_night
Жыл бұрын
I can sit still but when i do the inner tenision feeling goes into overdrive.
@crimsoncaterina
6 ай бұрын
I self harmed for the first time when I got akathisia. It was chemical torture
@kenothereal1166
Жыл бұрын
I’m have akastisia now as we watch this video it is horrible I just want it to go away up pacing back and forth as I watch this
@thoughtsfromabipolarmind
Жыл бұрын
Go back to your doctor and talk to them :) hope the symptoms ease soon
@mo87m
9 ай бұрын
What caused your akathisia?
@kenothereal1166
9 ай бұрын
@@mo87m medication that I was taking
@mo87m
9 ай бұрын
Did you suffer with akathisia for 15 years straight?
@valeriezushin9419
2 жыл бұрын
This happened to me , has it gone away yet?
@thoughtsfromabipolarmind
2 жыл бұрын
Not yet, it’s subsided a bit and is easier to manage but it’s still there. How about yours? Hope it’s not too painful and irritating.
@valeriezushin9419
2 жыл бұрын
Mine has been up and down , today is a little better but not 100%. I’m praying for both of us.
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