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What are the symptoms of akathisia?
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Can not sit still: Akathisia is a term to describe side effects of medication that makes it difficult to sit still. There is a need to move. This restlessness may be so severe to disrupt any social setting. It is often associated with facial dyskinesia.
Answered 3/14/2019
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