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At 11:38 AM 7/20/97 -0400, you wrote: >Dear Friends - For a long time, I had not heard of the PD symptom called >Akathisia. Fortunately, for me, I only experienced it occasionally and >usually at times when I was in a lingering stressful situation. Someone >called it "satanic torture"; I just called it "AGONY". It's a feeling you >not only can't describe to others but I can't even describe to myself in >my thoughts. It can only be experienced. My husband asked me, "Is it >like you have very sensitive nerve-endings?" Well, no, - I don't think >so. I said to him, "you know when you lay down in bed with your body and >limbs in a certain position and suddenly for some reason that position >feels really "UNCOMFORTABLE" - So you change your position and then every- >thing feels fine (at least for awhile?)" Well, with akathisia, no matter >how many positions you try, you still feel agonzingly Uncomfortable, so >much so that you feel you have GOT to get out of that bed and walk around. >But then the same awful feeling returns and you think, "I've GOT to lay >down" -- and on and on it goes until finally the "torture" goes away. > >Can anyone identify with my description or am I weird? I know everyone >with PD doesn't experience akathisia, but I would like to be able to >better understand what is happening when this occurs. So if anyone has a >comment, I would appreciate seeing it posted. THANX! > >Janice Long > 72/25 no not weird me to at times . have a self hpyotismest tape to help give up smoking om it helps me to get some sleep no help on smokeing. as you say we all are diff pwd.s so good luck. I.Y.Q. don [log in to unmask]