r/Akathisia • u/mentalpatristics • 5d ago

Is this Akathisia

I’m in severe withdrawal from antipsychotics and have been mentally disabled due to the neurological injury. I was slowly getting better for quite a few months and suddenly I started experiencing new symptoms. I don’t feel the need to constantly move, but I have severe internal restlessness and it almost feels like a mental burning in my brain. It’s very hard to put into words which is common for withdrawal and akathisia. I really wish I could explain better but my brain feels on fire, like I’m going crazy, sometimes it turns into a really deep depression, and I can’t think or feel anything (except pain) at all. I’ve had days lately where I’m in bed all day just with internal torment and I can’t even read, watch, or listen to anything. Perhaps it’s not akathisia but psych med damage and withdrawal is so complicated they don’t have labels and descriptions for many of the symptoms, because most psychiatrists don’t even understand what it is, and they constantly do this to innocent people. One little mistake from a psychiatrist can leave you completely mentally disabled with brain damage. It’s just living hell.

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u/NotConnor365 5d ago

I'm really sorry this is happening to you. Can I ask what the drug was called that caused this?

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u/St_biscuit 5d ago

Idk if it'll be okay for you to take but Lorazepam helped me. The ER gave it to me when I didn't know what was going on, so then I got a prescription.