It made me very, very mixed before I was officially diagnosed or knew the term. Everyone started talking hospital but I somehow managed to realize it was the problem and stop it without permission from my idiotic pdoc at the time and then get in to see someone actually competent. But SSRIs were all a nightmare for me and while I was on lithium it never was enough of a stabilizer alone. I know now I had akathesia; at the time it was "my apartment isn't big enough so I spend an extra few hours at work and then pace around walmart every night for a couple hours and then hope my meds put me to sleep quickly'.

I'm in a minority though; I know it helps lots of people.