Posted by yxibow on May 31, 2006, at 12:50:01
In reply to Re: ***** WORKING LINK MOVIE ********** UPDATE » Jeroen, posted by Phillipa on May 31, 2006, at 12:20:36
I agree it is an awful imagery -- and it could likely be TD, but nobody has glanced the slightest at having his doctor do an AIMS exam.
There are indeed syndromes that are not TD but appear to be -- fasciculations. This could be TD, but should be evaluated by a trained individual.
TD generally, but not always appears later in treatment -- that is why it is called tardive (late) dyskinesia. It may appear earlier if the individual has been exposed to non atypical antipsychotics or strong doses of atypicals for a shorter interval.
One thing to remember with TD also, is that 30% completely remit, 30% stay about the same, and 30% do unfortunately get worse.
There are a variety of ways to deal with it, including switching atypicals, which has worked for some individuals to lower their AIMS level.
Also, available in parts of Europe, tetrabenazine (Nitoman), a dopamine depleter, has also been shown to significantly reduce TD in some individuals -- it does carry the risk of pseudoparkinsonism unfortunately but one has to evaluate the risk between the two.
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