Diagnosing And Treating Akathisia

Vitamin B6

Vitamin B6 is one of the B-complex vitamins. It is a water-soluble vitamin, which means its excreted in the urine and needs to be taken regularly even if the individual taking it does not have a medical condition. Vitamin B6 has also been shown to be an effective treatment for akathisia. Patients who took the vitamin had improved physical and psychological symptoms after taking six hundred milligrams a day by mouth twice a day for about nine months. Doctors also noticed they improved on the Barnes Akathisia rating scale. It is not known exactly how pyridoxine works, but in healthy individuals, it supports the functioning of DNA and RNA, balances sodium and potassium in the body, and helps the normal functioning of the musculoskeletal and nervous systems.