May 1, 2026 at 11:55 am

Akathisia in the Spotlight: Why Clear Warnings and Education Matter

Recent media attention has brought renewed focus to akathisia. Today our press release calls for clearer drug risk disclosure and greater clinical awareness to improve patient safety and prevent avoidable harm.

We’ve also release episode 6 of the Akathisia Stories podcast featuring Stacey Haza. Haza is an akathisia survivor and safe-patient advocate who currently has a petition on Change.org seeking improved risk labeling on medications associated with akathisia.

“In the prescribed harm community, one of the things you hear over and over is, ‘I wish someone had told me—I wish I had known,’” said Haza.

👉 Listen to the full interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqyVXZZW-aE&t=8s
👉 Read the press release: https://www.einpresswire.com/article/909351769/missd-urges-clearer-akathisia-warnings-and-clinician-education