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Posted by revv33 on January 29, 2014, at 13:28:34
I was wondering if anyone here knows if Abilify has a higher risk of tardive dyskinesia then other atypical?
I think I saw somewhere that it did but im not entirely sure
and is tardive dyskinesia always persisting everyday or are there some days where you dont have any or less?
Posted by Christ_empowered on January 29, 2014, at 15:21:25
In reply to tardive dyskinesia, posted by revv33 on January 29, 2014, at 13:28:34
I've heard everything from Abilify has an unusually high rate of TD to the TD risk is probably lower than Seroquel (next to clozapine, Seroquel has the lowest TD risk).I think it depends on what you take it with, too. That novel mechanism of action may not be the best thing ever when you're adding in antidepressants, stimulants, lithium, etc.
So..I don't know what to tell you. It is fairly clear that younger patients get a lot more EPS from Abillify than older patients, which would seem to indicate a higher TD rate for younger people. Scary.
I'm not an expert on TD, but sometimes the movements are worse than others. Tension can=worse movements, which is one reason they sometimes use benzos for TD.
Have you tried an antioxidant cocktail for your TD? The Orthomolecular people say that TD treatment needs a medley of high dose antioxidants. Natural form E, high dose b3+b6, high dose melatonin at night, etc.
A switch to Seroquel/Seroquel xr might help suppress the movements, without making the underlying problems any worse, especially if you do the antioxidant thing.
Good luck!
Posted by Zyprexa on January 30, 2014, at 23:32:15
In reply to tardive dyskinesia, posted by revv33 on January 29, 2014, at 13:28:34
Well I took Abilify for 6m and got shaking hands, that I still have some times 6y after stopping it. I still take zyprexa now 16y, and no problems with that. Yes, my hands are not always shaking, but when it happens, I can't stop it.
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