Know your health.Own your story.
Understand your treatment. Notice what's changing. Ask better questions.
You might not have a word for it yet. That's alright, most people don't.
These are things some people describe. EPSpeak does not track, measure or score them. It helps you notice changes in your voice, movement and wellbeing, and share them with your clinician.
Starting a new medication or living with ongoing symptoms can sometimes feel confusing or overwhelming.
These side effects have a medical name
Antipsychotic and antidepressant medications are psychiatric medications that can cause movement-related side effects. Collectively these are called extrapyramidal side effects, or EPS.
It can start quietly
These changes can start subtly: a slight shaking, or a restlessness that is hard to put into words.
Appointments are short
Changes that happen between visits are easy to forget, and hard to describe from memory once you are in the room.
Noticing gives you more to work with
When you have noticed and recorded what is changing, you and your care team have more to talk about at your next appointment.
How it works
How EPSpeak works: daily check-in and tracking
Log your medications, complete a daily voice and wellness check-in in under a minute, see your trends, and share your record with your clinician by QR code.
Notice
Notice what is changing, in your own words, on the days it happens.
Track
Keep a simple record of your medications and how you have been feeling over time.
Learn
Understand your medications through clear, evidence-based information.
Share
Choose what you would like to share with your care team, when you are ready.
How EPSpeak helps
Your phone is all you needNo extra device
Everything runs on your phone. No wearable, no extra device. Your phone provides everything you need to keep a record of your experiences over time.
The check-in uses your phone's own sensors, during the check-in only. There is nothing to buy, pair, charge or wear.
Phone only
At home or at your appointment
EPSpeak offers two simple sessions designed for use at home or in the clinic. Complete a session before your appointment or during your visit, then choose what information you would like to share with your care team.
At home
Complete a session in your own time, before your appointment, so what you want to raise is already written down.
At the clinic
Complete a session during your visit, and choose what you would like to share with your care team.
How EPSpeak fits into your day.
A short daily routine on your phone, and a record you can bring to your next appointment.
Is my data secure and protected with EPSpeak?
No account, no name
There is no account to create and no login. EPSpeak uses anonymous sign-in with a randomly generated ID, and does not collect your name, email address, phone number, contacts or precise location.
Only during your check-in
Recording happens only while you complete your check-in, never in the background. Raw movement data from your phone's sensors never leaves your device.
Deleted on a schedule
Voice recordings are deleted from EPSpeak Cloud after 7 days, unless you have enrolled in the pilot study. If you are not enrolled in the pilot study, everything else is deleted after 30 days of inactivity.
Yours to share
You're in control of your data. You can choose whether to share your information with your trusted clinician.
- Free
- No ads, no purchases
- No login
- No account to create
- 7 days
- Voice recordings then deleted
- On device
- Movement data stays on your phone
Breaking the stigma
EPSpeak is on a mission to help reduce the stigma around living with psychiatric medication, including antidepressants and antipsychotics.
We believe people deserve to understand their health, feel comfortable asking questions, and have a voice in conversations about their treatment.
Your health journey is your story. EPSpeak helps you understand it, keep track of it, and share it when you're ready.
What is EPS?
EPS are movement side effects of some antipsychotic and antidepressant medicines: shaking, restlessness, muscle stiffness and slowed movement. Signs, causes and what to do.
What are extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS)?
Guides to tracking and discussing side effects
Understanding stigma and finding support
EPSpeak FAQ: side effects, privacy and the app
Answers about EPSpeak, extrapyramidal symptoms, restlessness, privacy and what the app does and does not do. EPSpeak supports self-tracking. It does not diagnose.
Start noticing what's changing.
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