Navigating Akathisia with Jill Nickens

The Dr. Drew Podcast

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Talk Radio, Comedy, Science, Health & Fitness

4.4 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 17 July 2024

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

This week Dr. Drew talks to Jill Nickens. Jill is the president and founder of the Akathisia Alliance for Education and Research. Jill opens up about her personal journey with akathisia, a misunderstood movement disorder characterized by profound restlessness and often misdiagnosed symptoms. Together, Jill and Drew discuss what akathisia entails, common misconceptions surrounding its diagnosis, and crucial signs to watch for if you suspect you or a loved one may be affected. Akathisia Alliance website: https://akathisiaalliance.org/

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0:00.0	Thank you all.
0:02.0	All the day.
0:03.0	Do you.
0:05.0	Hey,
0:06.0	Welcome to Dr. True Podcast, everybody.
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0:14.6	We want to keep doing this thing and we like doing it. Don't forget to check out Ask Dr Drew, that's Tuesday, Wednesday,
0:20.1	Thursday, typically at 3 o'clock, up subscribe on the rumble channel we would
0:24.2	appreciate your support there as well and do we tend to move that show around a
0:28.2	little bit but you I think you find it very interesting this audience in
0:31.0	particular would find it interesting a lot of interesting folks come in there very interesting.
0:33.7	a lot of interesting folks come in there, learned a lot of interesting folks from there,
0:35.0	learned a lot by doing that.
0:37.0	Speaking of learning something, today will be no exception.
0:39.4	Today I'm in here being Jill Nickens.
0:41.2	She is the founder of the Acathesia Alliance.
0:44.0	Alcathasia Alliance.org, it's where you can find out more. And although you may never
0:50.1	have heard about this topic, it is one of the more important topics
0:54.4	for discussion, not the least of which is because should you or someone you
1:00.0	love develop this, you will be dis- You will be misdiagnosed and you may never be properly diagnosed.
1:06.9	And I'm imagining, Jill, that's what's happening to you and your family and your people
1:10.7	in the Alliance.
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