Posted by Oddzilla on July 3, 2000, at 17:48:59
In reply to Re: Antipsychotic round-up, posted by Cam W. on July 2, 2000, at 12:28:19
Cam- this is very interesting. Has it been written up somewhere or is this your personal observation? Will the TD go away again? I didn't know TD could be masked. What does that mean exactly? Thanks O.
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> Another variable that could be factored into this equation is that the Zyprexa could "unmask" EPS or TD caused by previous traditional antipsychotic use. I have seen this on a number of occasions where Zyprexa has been blamed for causing TD (tardive dyskinesia) within the first week of it's use. This seems to occur rarely when a person is taken off a traditional antipsychotic and an anticholinergic (for the EPS) and placed on one of the atypical antipsychotics. The traditional antipsychotic and anticholinergic are masking the TD and when these drugs are taken away the TD becomes noticeable. Since the Zyprexa was the last drug started before the appearance of the TD it gets blamed for causing the TD. I have also seen this happen when someone was switched to Risperdal and even to Clozaril.
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