Akathisia symptom checker

This does not diagnose akathisia. It helps you organise what you are feeling, when it started, and what may have triggered it so you can explain it more clearly to a healthcare professional.

If you feel at risk of harming yourself or someone else, seek urgent medical help now through your local emergency services or emergency department.

First, breathe

You do not need to explain this perfectly. This tool is here to give you words for what you are feeling. You are not going crazy.

1. What are you experiencing?

Select anything that fits. Akathisia can be mostly internal and may not always involve obvious movement.

2. Was there a possible trigger?

This can include starting, stopping, increasing, decreasing, missing doses, withdrawal, or symptoms appearing when a dose wears off.

Medication name(s), if known

3. When did it start?

Select the closest option. Some reactions begin quickly, while others may appear after dose reductions, missed doses, stopping medication, or withdrawal.

4. Anything else to note?

Summary

Your answers may still be useful to share with a healthcare professional, especially if symptoms feel severe, unusual, or connected to medication changes.

This is not a diagnosis. The next step is to share the timing, symptoms, and medication details clearly with a clinician.

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