Have you heard of Tardive Dyskinesia? If you take anti-psychiotic medication you can get this life-changing side-effect at any time. Tardive Dyskinesia is a serious side effect of taking anti-psychotic medication.
I have a process when taking a new medication, I have to get information from the manufacturer with an emphasis on side effects and when to call the doctor or go to the hospital.
When your Psychiatrist or any doctor talks to you about any medication, make the doctor discuss the side effects before you leave the office, which is their job, at least get a valid site to check each medication. I’m not a doctor and this is not medical advice.
Before using the medication, I go to the drug manufacturer’s site to see the Prescribing Information and review all the side effects. Also, make sure what drugs can’t be used together. This is extremely important, the outcome of taking medication with one that doesn’t play nice is asking for trouble.
You may want to read the results of Clinical Trials to see how many dropped out of the Trial, why they dropped out, and all the side effects including the serious side effects, sometimes called Adverse Events.
“The movement disorders include akathisia, dystonia, buccolingual stereotypy, myoclonus, chorea, tics, and other abnormal involuntary movements, which are commonly caused by the long-term use of typical antipsychotics.”
Which parts of the body does Tardive Dsykensia affect?
Arms
Feet
Face ( Mine is in the mouth)
Your Body
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If your Tardive Dyskinesia is in your mouth, I encourage you to get a mouth guard from the dentist to help keep your teeth and gums healthy.
Unfortunately, once you get Tardive Dyskinesia you can’t take anti-psychotics anymore. If you experience any side effects such as involuntary movements. Call your doctor immediately. They may need to tweak the medication protocol to keep you balanced.
There are currently two medications for Tardive Dyskinesia, Astuda and Ingrezza. I took Ingrezza for months but the side effects were too much. I’m not willing to go through that again.
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Melinda
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3709416/
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Thank you for this insight, I have something to do more research on, this is sad and concerning.
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It has changed my life forever and some people don’t even know they are taking anti-psychotics. Mine is not as obvious since it’s in my mouth. What you would see is me pursing my lips while my tongue goes crazy in there. A couple of trusted sites I use is, Mayo Clinic, John Hopkins, Cleveland Clinic and the FDA site if you’re in the states. You can get accurate information from these sites. I hope you don’t have to deal with. Have a great day. :)
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Medications come with side-effects. Sometimes, they are the right thing to do, but I always end up needing something else for the problems the prescription causes.
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