| Two controlled trials have directly compared benztropine and propranolol in antipsychotic-induced akathisia. |
| Short term treatment with antipsychotic drugs carries a significant risk of sedation, acute dystonias, akathisia, and parkinsonism. |
| Side effects included dystonic reactions, acute dyskinesia, Parkinsonism, akathisia, and autonomic and cardiovascular symptoms. |
| While not depicted here, it is suggested that the inhibitory input to these DA pathways produces the overt and covert restlessness characteristic of akathisia. |
| It can be difficult to distinguish akathisia from the agitation that is often present in patients with dementia. |
| Propranolol may help physical symptoms such as racing heart and akathisia but has no effect on psychic components of anxiety. |
