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Case 1 of 5Mental HealthSchizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders (e.g., schizophrenia)
A patient with known schizophrenia is brought to your clinic by his sister. She reports that he cannot sit still and has been pacing and moving around constantly all day, describing a subjective inner restlessness he cannot suppress. He has been taking an antipsychotic medication for the past few months. On assessment, he is diagnosed with antipsychotic-induced akathisia.
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What medication would you prescribe to treat his akathisia? (Name, class, and dose)
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AHaloperidol (first-generation antipsychotic) 5 mg IM
BLorazepam (benzodiazepine) 4 mg orally daily
CDiphenhydramine (antihistamine/anticholinergic) 50 mg IM
DBenztropine (anticholinergic) 2 mg IM
EPropranolol (non-selective beta-blocker) 40 mg orally, two to three times daily
FCyproheptadine (serotonin antagonist) 12 mg orally
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