POWER OF ATTORNEY

	Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby authorizes each of
Austin D. Kim, Reena Desai, Eric Miller and/or Martin Choy to execute for and on
behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as a director of ACADIA
Pharmaceuticals Inc. (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4 and 5 and any Amendments
thereto, and cause such form(s) to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
relating to the undersigned's beneficial ownership of securities in the Company.
 The undersigned hereby grants to such attorney-in-fact full power and authority
to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary,
or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein
granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could
do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or substitute or
substitutes of such attorney-in-fact, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  The
undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorney-in-fact, in serving in such
capacity at the request of the undersigned, is not assuming, nor is the Company
assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

	This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of, and transactions in, securities issued by the
Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered
to the foregoing attorney-in-fact.

	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed this 9th day of January 2019.

/s/ Laura Brege