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What Classes Of Drugs Cause Tardive Dyskinesia
Health Encyclopedia: Tardive Dyskinesia
Tardive dyskinesia is adisorder that causes involuntary movements (especially of the lower face).
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Tardive dyskinesia is serious side effect oflong-term use of drugs called neuroleptics. The most commonly used neuroleptics areolder anti-psychotic drugs, including haloperidol, trifluoperazine, or fluphenazine.
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Expert & Community Posts
Treating Tardive Dyskinesia
By Paul Ballas , Health ExpertRecently, I was reviewing the literature on tardive dyskinesia, and it struck me how frustrating it... Read more »
Tardive Dyskinesia: A Movement Disorder That Can Be Induced by Your Medications
By Paul Ballas , Health Expert...at a medication-induced movement disorder called tardive dyskinesia. I want to make clear that... Read more »
Our Experiences with Reglan!
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Reglan: New Warnings from the FDA
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Health Guide
Tardive dyskinesia
Prevention References Nasrallah HA. Focus on lower risk of tardive dyskinesia with atypical antipsychotics. Ann Clin Psychiatry. 2006 Jan-Mar;18(1):57-62. Chen JJ, Lee KC.... Read more »Tardive dyskinesia
The abnormal movements include tongue thrusting, repetitive chewing, jaw swinging, or facial grimacing. Signs and tests Read more »Tardive dyskinesia
Support Groups Expectations (prognosis) If diagnosed early, the condition may be reversed by stopping the drug that caused the symptoms. In some cases, even if... Read more »Movement: unpredictable or jerky
...of calcium, glucose or sodium metabolism. Some medications such as anti-psychotic drugs, may cause tardive dyskinesia, a movement disorder which may include choreic movements. Rarely, it is... Read more »Finding the Right Acid Reflux (GERD) Medication for Your Baby
...news for everybody. The staff of PAGER recently wrote a review article on Reglan (metoclopramide) and tardive dyskinesia that was published in the journal Practical Gastroenterology in May of... Read more »Images
Medications
...jerky walking movements, or a condition known as tardive dyskinesia. In some cases, these... Read more »
... This drug may rarely cause a condition known as tardive dyskinesia. In some cases, this... Read more »
...Quetiapine may rarely cause a condition known as tardive dyskinesia. In some cases, this... Read more »
...medication may rarely cause a condition known as tardive dyskinesia. In some cases, this... Read more »
... This drug may rarely cause a condition known as tardive dyskinesia. In some cases, this... Read more »
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