Akathisia is a common extrapyramidal symptom (EPS) associated with antipsychotic medications. It is characterized primarily by a profound and distressing sense of inner restlessness or discomfort that compels a person to move.
For more information, download this fact sheet developed by the DSH Psychopharmacology Resource Network (PRN).
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