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Akathisia, again!

Yes you can combine I am on paracetamol, NSAIDs and strong opiates, comprazine, antihistamines, sertraline and various stomach meds to help me.

So yeh you'll be fine.

Sorry will reply more in depth soon everything is all manic at the minute :S
 
I'm a bad person, just searched desperately through my ash tray for unspent butt's to smoke, got about one cigarette's worth :(
 
thouart_that said:
I have PTSD as well, that quote was from George Carlin. I'm just a big fan of his.

Carbon Based Lifeforms - Exquisite way to find your ethereal pillow plane and snooze and fly and zam.

It's morning.

:)



Entheogenic is good too. Or Chopin, can't go wrong with chopin.
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I was just going to ask if that were George Carlin. Nobody spoke the truth like Carlin.<3
 
schizaphonic said:
I'm a bad person, just searched desperately through my ash tray for unspent butt's to smoke, got about one cigarette's worth :(
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You're not bad I save docs all the time for emergencies, my taxi company will normally bring them for me whatever the time but right now I cannot get to the door so if no one here or asleep I am buggered. Don't be ashamed, I'm not I smoke like a prostitute after a days work when I am in pain so I am hardly going to go without and make it even worse. :)
 
schizaphonic said:
I'm a bad person, just searched desperately through my ash tray for unspent butt's to smoke, got about one cigarette's worth :(
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I too do this quite often. Split open old butts and roll a new one with my papers. Looks and smells rank but actually tastes not too bad, like when you short a cig and relight it. Newport menthol masks a lot of the taste issues lol
 
It's a fantastic cig that has its own menthol Flavor. It's not a minty or "true menthol" that kools or Marlboro pushes. It's hard to describe. Kinda has a hint of coconut taste to it. Either love or hate it from what I've noticed. I'd say give it a try if you like harsh menthol cigs. I'm a two pack a day smoker so I think the harshness is killing me slowly and I'm only 20 lol
 
i was on 40-50 champion ruby rollies a day, does terrible to you lungs, but even my psychologist agrees nicotine if very effective for many disorders (he was this ancient stereotypical-looking psych, with a passion for care and a rebel attitude, needless to say, he's been my favorite medical professional since the start of my issues) in fact he told me a story that back in Canada in the 70's the psych ward would provide free smokes to patients!, any way I'm switching to an e-cigarette (ordered mine this morning), can essentially make them as strong as you want if that's your thing, and works out about $25 a week for a two pack a day smoker($$$$$$$$, saved), it's not exactly the same, but close and if you love good ol' nicotine and need something to do with you hands, it works a treat (not to sell you on it or anything)
 
I'm on about 40-60 a day at the minute, tobacco or cigs, strong. I cannot tolerate nicotine replacement therapy though, never have been able to and the e cigs are expensive here. Christ so are cigs full stop, nearly £7 for a packet of cheapie cigs and 50g pouch of golden Virginia ia a minimum of 15 quid. I am spending a fortune due to this flare up.

It is pissing down cold icy rain outside and it's getting on my nerves and making me spaz outto death, I look like an epileptic at a fucking trance rave, need a crash helmet me thinks
 
I'm grateful absolutely all of my akathisia/RLS symptoms have completely dissipated to the point where I feel absolutely normal.

It took ten years of trial and error, but I've finally found a combination of medicines to take that doesn't require high doses of benzo/theiodiazapines.

For those interested the regimen it goes as follows:

Lyrica 75mg T.I.D.
Klonopin .05 B.I.D.
Wellbutrin XL 75 QD
Mirtazapine 15mg QD

I was able to cut my klonopin intake in HALF and most days I only take half of my daily dose for lyrica and clonazapam. I attribute this to wellbutrin and its synergistic potential with those medicines, kind of like how memantine works to prevent tolerance.

YMMV. Hope you two start feeling better and find the help you need. I've also started regular exercise and I'm trying my hands at a few skills (drawing and painting, creative writing, etc). Staying busy helps a great deal when you have the motivation needed to do so. That's why I categorize the drugs as a catalyst to bring about a permament change in a lifestyle that statistically lends itself to depression, anxiety, and the like.
 
^ My psychiatrist has me on:

50mg Propranalol
6mg Clonazepam
and lowered the dosages of
Venlafaxine from 300mg to 75mg
Ziprasidone from 100mg to 60mg

it's helped a lot, much more comfortable, just a 'bit' of restlessness in my legs now

problem is my legs are exhausted by mid afternoon, using ibuprofen 200mg and codeine 12.8mg pills
does the trick, but I'd rather the problem cured not treated.

@Doomed2pain, I'll pm you
 
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