Which medicines cause TD?

We never learn which medicines can cause TD (especially when used long-term). Which seems vital to know. Many, but not all, are used to help treat certain mental health disorders, such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. Here are some of the most common.

Mental health medicines:

• haloperidol (Haldol)
• fluphenazine (Prolixin)
• risperidone (Risperdal)
• olanzapine (Zyprexa).

Other types of medicines:

• metoclopramide (Reglan), which may be prescribed for nausea, hiccups, and a stomach problem called gastroparesis
• prochlorperazine (Compazine, Compro), most often prescribed for severe nausea, migraine headaches, or vertigo.

Also, the ad never explains that TD may be โปรโมชั่นพิเศษจาก UFABET สมัครตอนนี้ รับโบนัสทันที irreversible regardless of treatment. Because improvement is most likely if caught early, it’s important for people taking these medicines to check in with their health provider if they notice TD symptoms described above. Especially if symptoms are growing worse.

What about effectiveness and cost?

Seven in 10 people reported that their symptoms improved, according to the ad. How much improvement? That wasn’t shared. But here’s what I found in a key study:

• Among 202 study participants with TD, only 24% reported having minimal or no symptoms of TD after six weeks of treatment with Ingrezza.
• Up to 67% of study subjects reported smaller improvements in symptoms.

What happens after six weeks? A few small follow-up studies suggest that some people who continue taking Ingrezza may improve further over time.

And the cost? That’s also never mentioned in the ad. It’s about $8,700 a month. No details on the financial assistance program, or who qualifies for free treatment, are provided.

Are there other ways to manage TD?

Well, yes. But the ad doesn’t mention those either. Three approaches to discuss with your healthcare provider are:

• Avoid drugs known to cause TD when other options are available.
• If you need to take these medicines, it’s safest to use the lowest effective dose for the shortest time possible. For example, limiting metoclopramide to less than three months lowers risk for TD.
• If you notice TD symptoms, ask about lowering the dose or stopping the offending drug right away. This may successfully reverse, or reduce, the symptoms.

If you have TD, you and your health care provider can consider several options:

• whether other drug treatments for TD not mentioned in the ad, such as deutetrabenazine (Austedo) or tetrabenazine (Xenazine), might cost less or minimize bothersome side effects
• botulinum toxin injections (Botox), which can relax the muscle contractions causing involuntary movements
• deep brain stimulation. Which involves electrical stimulation to certain areas of the brain to interrupt nerve signals to abnormally contracting muscles.