Posted by Jeroen on February 8, 2006, at 18:47:26
In reply to TO ED UK - DYSKINESIA EYE/BLEPHAROSPASM, posted by Jeroen on February 8, 2006, at 16:03:48
hi ed, i appreciate you read this, cim sensitive to meds, im willing to take clozapine, seroquel didnt reverse :( zyprexa :( vitamine E :( lecithin :( manganese :(
Are there effective treatments for TD?There has never been a definitive, validated and widely accepted treatment for TD. Dozens of drugs have been tested over the past 30 years with mixed results at best. The atypical antipsychotic clozapine has been reported to reverse persistent TD after 6-12 months, possibly through gradual "down-regulation" of supersensitive dopamine D2 receptors. Some preliminary reports suggest that other atypical antipsychotics may also help reverse TD.
However, given that a large majority of persons who need antipsychotic treatment are now receiving the new atypicals and given the drastically lower incidence of TD with atypical antipsychotics, the issue of developing a treatment for TD may have become a moot one. Preventing the occurrence of TD is much more preferable to treating TD.
Reviewed by Henry A. Nasrallah, MD September 2003
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