Posted by Elizabeth on March 1, 2000, at 23:35:16
In reply to Re: Impairment????, posted by AprilA on March 1, 2000, at 8:58:59
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> 1.Is there any effective treatment for TD? Reserpine or levodopa? Does it matter how long the person's had it?Often, discontinuing the antipsychotic drug will work (though not always immediately). Seemingly (but not really) paradoxically, raising the dose can temporarily alleviate the movement disorder, though people can become tolerant to this. Finally, switching to an atypical antipsychotic such as clozapine may work.
Reserpine isn't used for anything anymore, AFAIK. I think there has been some experimentation with a number of things (lately: Zofran, high-dose vitamin E, selegiline, valproate) for TD. But there's no sure fix for it at this time.
> 2.Is Schizophrenic "burnout" from the progression of the disease or from the years of medication?
Do we have a definition for "burnout?" I'm not sure what you mean.
> Would a fairly short time (2 years) on massive doses of the old neuroleptics (thorazine,etc) leave behind negative symptoms which might not be recognized as side effects?
Umm...can you rephrase?
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