CASE REPORT
Year : 2022 | Volume
: 6 | Issue : 1 | Page : 102--104
Role of serotonin receptor antagonist cyproheptadine in treatment-resistant akathisia
Vishnupriya Veeraraghavan1, Krishnan Srinivasan2
1 Department of Psychiatry, Aarupadai Veedu Medical College and Hospital, Guwahati, India
2 Department of Physiology, AIIMS, Guwahati, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Vishnupriya Veeraraghavan
Department of Psychiatry, Aarupadai Veedu Medical College and Hospital, Puducherry
India
Akathisia is a term used for motor restlessness along with subjective feelings of tension and discomfort. It requires both subjective and objective aspects, and these behaviors are attributed to the inner feelings of tension. It is due to antipsychotic drug exposure. Treatment involves lowering the dosage of the antipsychotic medications, adding propranolol, benzodiazepines like diazepam or clonazepam, clonidine, or mirtazapine. Here, we present a case of akathisia which we found novel as the patient did not respond to the forementioned conventional methods and developed adverse effects but responded only to cyproheptadine syrup.
How to cite this article:
Veeraraghavan V, Srinivasan K. Role of serotonin receptor antagonist cyproheptadine in treatment-resistant akathisia.Ann Indian Psychiatry 2022;6:102-104
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Veeraraghavan V, Srinivasan K. Role of serotonin receptor antagonist cyproheptadine in treatment-resistant akathisia. Ann Indian Psychiatry [serial online] 2022 [cited 2023 Apr 2 ];6:102-104
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