Fluoxetine Restless Legs. In Parkinsons disease it may be used alone or together with levodopa. In pure form dextropropoxyphene is commonly used to ease the withdrawal symptoms in people addicted to opioids.
Forms of akathisia include pacing back and forth rocking uncontrollably while sitting in a chair shuffling the feet while walking crossing and uncrossing legs general irritability and agitation. SYMBYAX olanzapine and fluoxetine HCl capsules combines an atypical antipsychotic and a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor olanzapine the active ingredient in Zyprexa and Zyprexa Zydis and fluoxetine hydrochloride the active ingredient in Prozac Prozac Weekly and Sarafem. Serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors SNRIs.
Sometimes misdiagnosed as restless leg syndrome akathisia has in some cases caused suicide perhaps because the person feels out of control.
SYMBYAX olanzapine and fluoxetine HCl capsules combines an atypical antipsychotic and a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor olanzapine the active ingredient in Zyprexa and Zyprexa Zydis and fluoxetine hydrochloride the active ingredient in Prozac Prozac Weekly and Sarafem. Neuroleptic malignant syndrome Frequency not reported. Conversely there is evidence that some antidepressants may be useful in the treatment of sleep disorders such as night terrors. Patients with other sleep disorders such as restless legs syndrome and REM sleep behaviour disorder should be identified before choosing a treatment as some antidepressants worsen these conditions.