Huntington's Disease Symptoms

Huntington's Disease Symptoms include:  jerking or writhing movements, sustained contraction of muscles, muscle rigidity, slow and uncoordinated movements, abnormal eye movements, impaired balance and posture, difficulty with talking, difficulty with swallowing, difficulty planning events, unable to start a conversation, lack of impulse control that can lead to outburst, acting without thinking, and sexual promiscuity, uncoordinated resulting in clumsiness, lack of awareness of one's own behaviors or actions, slowness in finding words, difficulty with learning new things, feeling sadness, uninterested in one's usual activities, social withdrawal, excessive sleeping, loss of energy, feeling guilty, decreased concentration,thoughts in suicide, death, or homicide, changes in appetite, reduced sex drive, irritability, apathy, anxiety, and inappropriate sexual behaviors.