akathisia

• It is characterized by generalized melancholy, retreat from social contact, disrupted sleep patterns, akathisia, or a feeling of restlessness and increased movement, and The development of depression is influenced by a organic, environmental, and genetic factors, with genetics contributing about one third. —  Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
• When in fact, the wording in the patent for the new formula stated "fluoxetine (Prozac) produces a state of inner restlessness (akathisia), which is one of its more significant side effects," and the "adverse effects which are decreased by administering the R (-) isomer of fluoxetine include but are not limited to headaches, nervousness, anxiety, insomnia, inner restlessness (akathisia), suicidal thoughts and self mutilation." —  SEROXAT SUFFERERS - STAND UP AND BE COUNTED
• Patients who lived to talk about a failed suicide attempt have described the SSRI-induced akathisia, as being so unbearable that their only option for relief seemed to be death. —  SEROXAT SUFFERERS - STAND UP AND BE COUNTED
• Bentall, an expert on psychosis from the University of Bangor in Wales who is in New Zealand under the University of Auckland Hood Fellowship programme, developed akathisia - unpleasant sensations of inner restlessness and an inability to sit still.
• The most common adverse events observed in the study were headache, extrapyramidal disorders, nausea, akathisia and constipation. —  Medlogs - Recent stories

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