Akathisia Management
Managing Akathisia: This article delves into strategies for handling akathisia, characterized by psychomotor agitation and a feeling of internal restlessness
2023-12-25 20:03:03 - Editor
Akathisia is psychomotor agitation with a subjective sensation of inner restlessness and purposeless motor activity.
Reduce the dose of the antipsychotic (If practical)
Switch to a different generation antipsychotic
Medications:
- Mirtazapine 7.5-15 mg daily
OR
- Clonazepam 0.5-2.5 mg daily
OR
- Propranolol 20-40 mg po TID