Tardive dyskinesia
 

Is procyclidine supposed to help with TD? I only take it when I need to be alert and awake, i.e. during exam periods.
I have twitching in my legs and arms, my lips do odd things and I have writhing movements in my neck which come and go during the day. I also have shaky hands sometimes and have trouble with doing things that involve fine articulation, including writing. My co-ordination is also a bit odd.
I don't know if that's TD, but if it is, what should I do about it?

Tell your doctor immediately. TD is sometimes irreversible so you need to act fast to maximise the chance of doing something about it.

Argh. Ok. Thanks.

Agreed yeah. Id deffo say something next time you see them!

take care x

Yes you need to get that sorted asap as it can be irreversible.

Definately speak to your doctor about this.
Procyclidine can be used for such symptoms but you do need to discuss it with your doctor asap.
Jo xx

The symptoms aren't there all the time. They come and go. But when they come, they're really irritating. I hate the shakes.

I was playing piano today, but it didn't work. My muscles kept seizing up and my eyes were jumping about; I couldn't keep my eyes still in order to focus on the page I was playing from, and the muscles in my arms were doing very odd things.

I got this on risperidone. Are you on a fairly high dose of any anti-psychotics by any chance?

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15mg olanzapine. Highest dose is 30mg, but they do it in mg per kilogram, and I am rather light, so it is quite a high dose for me personally.

Tell your doctor right away. I did a paper on TD and this is what I know, it happens when you're on any kind of neuroleptic medication (anti-psychotics and some anti-depressants that work as anti-psychotics as well) for a long period of time (could be months or could be years) and what you mentioned does sound like the beggining of TD. Unfortunately TD is a permanet and serious side effect so you need to tell your doctor about this and about your concern, if is is TD you would need to withdraw form your medication to avoid further damage. If kept on the medication despite having TD you could end up writhing so much and with so many twiches you wouldn't be able to even walk normaly or use your hand to even tie your own shoes and therefore needing constant care and disabled for the rest of your life. I don't mean to scare you but that's what TD is, please do yourself a favor and take the necessary steps to find out if it is what you have and to prevent it from advancing. Again, don't mean to scare you, but in my opinion this sounds just like it so I would advise you to talk to your doctor about going down on the meds a bit (even if you get withdrawal symptoms at first, worth it if it's to prevent TD). That's why some of these meds aren't supposed to be taken constantly for too long, they can unfortunately have devastating effects with long term use.
Good luck with everything.

Thank you all.
The HTT told me that I don't have TD, but they said that I should continue using procyclidine and that they will monitor my medication dose.