Akathisia is a common side effect of psychiatric medications characterized by severe restlessness, where the person feels that they are unable to sit still. People who suffer from akathisia tend to walk around a lot, are unable to sleep, and they describe the sensation as having crawling skin. Chris Paige has personal experience with akathisia. Today, he is able to live with his injury, and is working to increase awareness and provide resources.  The Institute for AkathisiaUp in the Air: Surviving 24 Hours with AkathisiaChris Paige LCSWChris Paige (@ChrisPaigeLCSW) / TwitterChris Paige / FacebookIf you are in a crisis or think you have an emergency, call your doctor or 911. If you're considering suicide, call 1-800-273-TALK to speak with a skilled trained counselor.RADICALLY GENUINE PODCASTRadically Genuine Podcast Website Twitter: Roger K. McFillin, Psy.D., ABPPInstagram @radgenpodTikTok @[email protected] RESOURCES6:00 - PTSD History and Overview - PTSD: National Center for PTSD8:00 - School of Rock10:00 - Half Life - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf11:45 - Kindling - Benzodiazepine Information Coalition19:00 - Anosognosia - Treatment Advocacy Center21:00 - Drug dependence is not addiction—and it matters - PMC30:45 - Your Drug May Be Your Problem, Revised Edition: How and Why to Stop Taking Psychiatric Medications31:45 - Akathisia: Definition, Symptoms, Causes, Treatment35:30 - The epidemiology of drug-induced akathisia: Part II. Chronic, tardive, and withdrawal akathisias45:00 - What I have learnt from helping thousands of people taper off antidepressants and other psychotropic medications - Adele Framer, 202147:00 - Polypharmacy - Physiopedia52:00 - Akathisia in Parkinson’s Disease: A Comperative Cross-sectional Study1:08:00 - The Illusion of Evidence-Based Medicine: Exposing the crisis of credibility in clinical research
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