Symptoms of<unk>  are often described in vague terms such as feeling nervous, uneasy, tense, twitchy, restless, and an inability to relax. Reported symptoms also include insomnia, a sense of discomfort, motor restlessness, marked anxiety, and panic. Symptoms have also been said to resemble symptoms of neuropathic pain that are similar to fibromyalgia and restless legs syndrome. When due to psychiatric drugs, the symptoms are side effects that usually disappear quickly and remarkably when the medication is reduced or stopped. However, tardive<unk>  which has a late onset, may go on long after the medication is discontinued, for months and sometimes years. When misdiagnosis occurs in antipsychotic-induced<unk> , more antipsychotic may be prescribed, potentially worsening the symptoms. If symptoms are not recognised and identified<unk>  can increase in severity and lead to suicidal thoughts, aggression and violence. Visible signs of<unk>  include repetitive movements such as crossing and uncrossing the legs, and constant shifting from one foot to the other. Other noted signs are rocking back and forth, fidgeting and pacing. However not all observable restless motion is<unk> . For example, mania, agitated depression, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder may look like<unk> , but the movements feel voluntary and not due to restlessness. Jack Henry Abbott, who was diagnosed with<unk> , described the sensation in 1981 as: “You ache with restlessness, so you feel you have to walk, to pace. And then as soon as you start pacing, the opposite occurs to you; you must sit and rest. Back and forth, up and down you go … you cannot get relief …“
Akathisia
Restless legs syndrome
Tardive dyskinesia
Paroxysmal dyskinesia
Dystonia
Pseudoathetosis
Anxiety
Paroxysmal nonkinesigenic dyskinesia