Posted by aspenice11 on June 21, 2004, at 3:04:02
My heart is pounding now and need some answers, please. I was on psychiatric drugs for about 2 1/2 years. I decided to come off them due to wanting to have a baby and plus they didn't work for me. Anyways, I am so scared right now. It wasn't until I was coming off these drugs that I decided to research them. I wish I would have done it before I went on them. I was on antipsychtics for a little less that 2 years, give or take. I have been off AP's for a little over 7 weeks and am worried that I am going to get tardive dyskinesia. I never knew or was told AP's could cause this. I was on zyprexa, seroquel and geodon. I wasn't on all of them at once. I was on geodon for the longest time, about 15 months. My doctor said that I will not get TD at this point but have read some articles that say up to 3 months after discontinuing and one said many months after discontinuing. Well, I was dealing with that until tonight. I was reading a thread on this site about TD and one person said that a Dr. Shipko said TD can show up after years of stopping the antipsychtic. My heart alsmost came thru my chest. I immediately started looking for that article he wrote but couldn't find it. Is there any truth to that at all? I live i fear everyday now thinking that I will get TD. I couldn't imagine living thru the next few years wondering if I will get this disease. I just want the truth. I am so upset. Thanks for listening and I look forward to hearing from you.
Jennifer
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