11. Tardive akathisia involves painful feelings of inner tension and anxiety and a compulsive drive to move the body. 12. Similarly, the syndrome akathisia ranges from mildly compulsive movement usually in the legs to intense frenzied motion. 13. :For the condition of restlessness in the sense of being unable to sit still, see Akathisia . 14. Akathisia is listed in Lilly's US product literature, but as an infrequent event in Prozac users.15. Risperidone may induce extrapyramidal side effects, akathisia and tremors, associated with diminished dopaminergic activity in the striatum. 16. "N "-acetylcysteine also showed a positive effect on akathisia in a randomized control trial. 17. Serious side effects include tardive dyskinesia, akathisia , low blood pressure and the potentially fatal neuroleptic malignant syndrome. 18. Schizophr Bull 1995; 21 : 431 449; Sachdev P . The epidemiology of drug-induced akathisia . 19. Glenmullen has written to the FDA requesting that stronger warnings about akathisia and suicides be added to labels for antidepressants. 20. Common adverse drug reactions ( ADRs ) associated with metoclopramide therapy include restlessness ( akathisia ), and focal dystonia.
