Tardive Dyskinesia Information

Dyskinesia means "abnormal movement" and tardive means "late", signifying that the dyskinesia only occurs after some time has elapsed following initial administration of the neuroleptic drug. Tardive dyskinesia is a serious neurological disorder caused by the long-term or high-dose use of normally antipsychotic medications.

The older typical antipsychotics, which appear to cause tardive dyskinesia somewhat more often than the newer atypical antipsychotics, are being prescribed less frequently. There are some new uses, however, such as year-long implants that are being developed like Haldol, one of the worst offenders when it comes to tardive dyskinesia. Other dopamine antagonists that can cause tardive dyskinesia are drugs for gastrointestinal disorders like metroclopramide, and neurological disorders. Some drugs such as SSRI antidepressants may also cause tardive dyskinesia. Newer atypical antipsychotics such as olanzapine and risperidone appear to cause tardive dyskinesia somewhat less frequently.

Drugs linked to causing Tardive Dyskinesia:

- Reglan
- Risperdal
- Thorazine
- Serentil
- Mellaril
- Permitil and Prolixin
- Trilafon
- Stelazine
- Taractan
- Navane
- Clozaril
- Haldol
- Loxitane
- Moban
- Zyprexa
- Orap
- Seroquel
- Geodon
- Compazine
- Etrafon
- Triavil
- Inapsine
- Phenergan

If you or a loved one have taken one of these medications and are currently suffering from Tardive dyskinesia, contact us today so we can get you in touch with attorneys who are specialized in tardive dyskinesia information.