The word ‘akathisia’ in Greek is translated literally as ‘not to sit’.

Akathisia is a movement disorder characterized by a feeling of restlessness.

Akathisia is frequently seen in patients also taking anti-psychotic medications.

Patients with akathisia often experience feelings of tension, panic, and irritabilityalong withaneedtomovethebodymorethanusual.

Patients with akathisia also often report a general feeling of unease.

Patients with akathisia may notice that they are pacing or repeatedly shifting their weight from one foot to the other.

Akathisia can also manifest as frequent fidgeting while seated or lying down or repeated crossing and uncrossing of the legs.

Patients taking antidepressants, nausea medication, and certain calcium channel blockers can experience akathisia as well.

Akathisia can occur anywhere from a few days to a few months after the start of a new medication or an increased dose of a medication.

The risk of developing akathisia may increase with higher doses of antipsychotic medications.

There may be a link between experiencing symptoms of akathisia and suicidal thoughts.

Akathisia has also been associated with feelings of rage, aggression, and fear.

The mechanism for how akathisia develops is still not fully understood, but it seems to involve many different pathways in the brain.

Akathisia can sometimes be difficult to tell apart from anxiety, agitation, drug withdrawal, and neurodegenerative movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease.

Akathisia can sometimes be difficult to tell apart from Restless Leg Syndrome, which is typically limited to the legs.

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Information Collected.

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Demographic information, such as age information and gender;
Health-related information;
Stories, comments, and other information that you share with us;
Correspondence and other information that you send to us; and
Additional information as otherwise described to you at the point of collection or pursuant to your consent.

We also may collect certain information automatically when you visit the Services, including:

Your browser type and operating system;
Your Internet Protocol (IP) address, which is the number automatically assigned to your computer whenever you access the Internet and that can sometimes be used to derive your general geographic area;
Other unique identifiers, including mobile device identification numbers;
Sites you visited before and after visiting the Services;
Pages you view and links you click on within the Services;
Information collected through cookies, web beacons, and other technologies;
Information about your interactions with e-mail messages, such as the links clicked on and whether the messages were opened or forwarded; and
Standard Server Log Information

Use of Information.

Vanda may use information that we collect through the Services to provide you with products, promotions, services, newsletters, and information in accordance with your preferences, and to respond to correspondence that we receive from you. Sometimes, we may use the information that we collect to contact you via e-mail, telephone, or otherwise about medicines that treat Schizophrenia, Vanda, and our products and services; to learn more about your experience with Schizophrenia; or to otherwise provide you with information that might be of interest to you. At your election at any time, you may choose to stop receiving future communications from Vanda ("opt-out;" see below for more information on how to opt-out).

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Sharing of Information.

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Security.

We take a number of steps to help protect against loss, misuse, unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration or destruction of the information you provide to us. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, Vanda cannot ensure the security of any information you provide, and you do so at your own risk.

Children's Privacy.

The Services do not knowingly collect, use, or disclose personal information from children under the age of 13 without prior parental consent, except as permitted by the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act ("COPPA").

Third Party Sites.

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Cookies, Pixel Tags, and Similar Technologies.

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Opt-Out.

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Your California Privacy Rights

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Vanda does not share information that it collects with third parties for the third party's direct marketing purposes.

Changes.

Vanda reserves the right to change or update this Privacy Policy at any time by posting a notice on the Services. Information collected by the Services is subject to the Privacy Policy in effect at the time of use.

Contact.

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