# Can the restlessness ever go away completely? **URL:** \ **Category:** Medications\ **Created:** [May 10, 2026, 8:35pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/can-the-restlessness-ever-go-away-completely/5244 "2026-05-10T20:35:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Peony](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/peony/32/9544_2.png) [@Peony](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Peony)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2026, 8:35pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/can-the-restlessness-ever-go-away-completely/5244/1 "2026-05-10T20:35:30Z")
Im on week 2 or 3 now, dont really remember, with Aripiprazol abilify medicine and Ive felt really restless ever since the first days. However it has been getting a little bit better and I can actually sit still for more than 5 minutes, but I still feel it and have to take hour long walks every day. I also felt very restless with olanzapine but that restlessness never went away. Have anyone here ever experienced the restlessness ever going away completely or is my only choice switching meds or getting a lower dose if I want to get rid if this side effect? ---
**Author:** ![77nick77](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/77nick77/32/147_2.png) [@77nick77](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/77nick77)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2026, 9:10pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/can-the-restlessness-ever-go-away-completely/5244/2 "2026-05-10T21:10:11Z")
I had bad akathisia in the 80’s, it got better slowly and now I don’t have it and I can relax. I think switching from Prolixen to resperidone might have helped. Now I’m on Invega Sustenna and Seroquel and I can relax for hours and days on end. ---
**Author:** ![turntable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c0e974/32.png) [@turntable](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/turntable)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2026, 11:01pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/can-the-restlessness-ever-go-away-completely/5244/3 "2026-05-10T23:01:17Z")
I got really bad Akathisia when I was on Abilify too. Had to suffer through it for a month or 2 until my doc switched to a different AP. Sometimes exercising can help a little, but it never went completely away. I think I was on 20mg. ---
**Author:** ![FreeLunch](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/freelunch/32/1001_2.png) [@FreeLunch](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/FreeLunch)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2026, 11:34pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/can-the-restlessness-ever-go-away-completely/5244/4 "2026-05-10T23:34:32Z")
I pace constantly on abilify ---
**Author:** ![Peony](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/peony/32/9544_2.png) [@Peony](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Peony)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2026, 1:11am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/can-the-restlessness-ever-go-away-completely/5244/5 "2026-05-11T01:11:34Z")
Thank you, it feels good knowing it can get better. Glad it got better for you ---
**Author:** ![Wave](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/wave/32/14465_2.png) [@Wave](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Wave)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2026, 2:50am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/can-the-restlessness-ever-go-away-completely/5244/6 "2026-05-11T02:50:16Z")
I had awful Akathesia on higher doses of Abilify years ago but then later things got better ---
**Author:** ![Corion](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/corion/32/8884_2.png) [@Corion](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Corion)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2026, 2:52am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/can-the-restlessness-ever-go-away-completely/5244/7 "2026-05-11T02:52:20Z")
My akathesia got better only from cogentin ---
**Author:** ![D3VOUR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecccb3/32.png) [@D3VOUR](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/D3VOUR)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2026, 3:34am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/can-the-restlessness-ever-go-away-completely/5244/8 "2026-05-11T03:34:09Z")
Had akathisia, restlessness, on Latuda 80mg without psychosis. There is restlessness and agitation from psychosis itself and from meds. On 6mg risperidone I have no restlessness or agitation and no positive symptoms but when dropping the dose to 3mg there is restlessness from agitation or subthreshold psychosis symptoms. ---
**Author:** ![Swordiebrom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@Swordiebrom](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Swordiebrom)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2026, 6:58pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/can-the-restlessness-ever-go-away-completely/5244/9 "2026-05-13T18:58:44Z")
It never go away for me, I have since learned to live with it…unfortunately till I get access to newer medicine like cobenfy ---
**Author:** ![sweetpotatopie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/sweetpotatopie/32/8234_2.png) [@sweetpotatopie](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/sweetpotatopie)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2026, 10:51pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/can-the-restlessness-ever-go-away-completely/5244/10 "2026-06-18T22:51:02Z")