I have schizophrenia and I just found out that the medication I take can cause this. I've had this "pacing around the house" problem for several years and I thought that I just randomly found it fun to do, like a new "hobby" almost, but i watched a Youtube video about the medication I take and it talked about this.
Can it get worse? The woman in the Youtube video said that when this happens, the psychiatrist will either change your medication or give you another medication as well, but they are more likely to change it. There is no way I am changing my medication though because the other medications I took had bad side effects (for me). One made me gain a lot of weight because it increased my appetite and another made me feel like I needed to sleep I and just couldn't relax or concentrate.
People I went to school with talk about how I "Just walk around my house all day agh" (I don't know why they think they are allowed to stalk me anyway but okay).
Apparently Akathisia can make people suicidal? I don't feel that way so that's something. But it does make things harder for me. For example, I will want to take a shower, but I feel the need to walk around the house several times before I can do that. Even watching T.V or being on the computer can be hard for me because I can't concentrate and I have to just sit still.
