June 10, 2021 at 12:31 pm
Polypharmacy “refers to an increasing overload of drugs that may not benefit the patient or interact well with one another, and that may cause harm including falls, cognitive impairment, hospitalization and death. It has sparked interest in “deprescribing”: the practice in which doctors and patients regularly review medication regimens to prune away risky or unnecessary drugs.
For older patients, the most commonly prescribed inappropriate medicines include proton pump inhibitors like Nexium and Prilosec, benzodiazepines like Xanax and Ativan, and tricyclic antidepressants, according to an analysis of Medicare data published last year.”
Benzodiazepines and drugs marketed as antidepressants increase the risk of suffering from akathisia. Read the full article at https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/07/health/elderly-drugs-deprescribing.html?action=click&module=Science%20%20Technology&pgtype=Homepage
April 30, 2021 at 11:40 am
The symptoms of SSRI withdrawal often mirror akathisia because withdrawal akathisia can occur when stopping SSRIs such as Prozac, Zoloft, and Paxil. Read Med Page Today’s full article at https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/fluoxetine-withdrawal#symptoms
April 29, 2021 at 6:24 am
MISSD’s latest video features testimonials from real people whose lives were adversely impacted by akathisia. They share their lived experiences with the hope that others can be safer and better informed. Listen, learn and share at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibCOhnmM608&t=6s
April 21, 2021 at 4:18 pm
MISSD is pleased to release our latest educational video to help healthcare professionals, consumers and caregivers increase their awareness of akathisia and reduce avoidable suffering and death. “Akathisia: In Their Own Words,” features firsthand experiences of people who suffered akathisia and family members who witnessed akathisia before their loved one’s death.
Please see and share our latest video to increase akathisia awareness and reduce avoidable deaths. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibCOhnmM608
April 19, 2021 at 5:46 am
It’s critical that consumers and caregivers are accurately informed that drug withdrawal can cause withdrawal akathisia. Safe and slow tapering of depression pills can reduce the possibility and/or severity of suffering from akathisia.
“Over the course of a few appointments with my well-meaning psychiatrist, I listened politely as he talked about halving my antidepressant pills every couple of days and hoping for the best in my next psychotropic-cessation experiment.”
Read the full article at https://www.madinamerica.com/2021/04/how-i-became-my-own-psychiatrist/