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Reviewer: MarquisDeSade, 19-24 on Treatment for less than 1 month
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I have an extreme form of Tardive Dystonia (full body, occasionally resulting in complete disability) with Functional Movement Disorder. Initially I was diagnosed with garden-variety Tardive Dyskenesia, and this was one of the first things tried. This disease was caused by the side effects of over decade of antipsychotics, first Aripiprazole, then Olanzipine, then Ziprasidone. The movements can be
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Reviewer: Deborah, 55-64 on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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Am taking Latuda for bipolar. Latuda is a wonderful drug which has given me my life back from bipolar. One small problem: it has given me tardive dyskinesia. My teeth chatter and my tongue moves constantly. It's exhausting and very unattractice, let me say. I don't want to give up the Latuda. Ingrezza has stopped 95% of the trembling. I'm left with minimal trembles and jaw shaki
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Reviewer: DaisyMaekh, 55-64 on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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Ingrezza is not working for me. I began Ingrezza as prescribed 40mg capsule one time a day for 30 days. On the 31 day I began 80mg Ingrezza one time a day. I have been on Ingrezza now for 48 days and I do not see any improvement at all with my abnormal movements of my tongue. In fact I have become worse since I went off the first meds that were prescribed to me for before I began Ingrezza. The ot
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Reviewer: FP, 75 or over on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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After only 2 80 mg pills, I developed facial swelling, severe skin rashes and itching...could not sleep due to rash
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Reviewer: Aurora, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 1 to less than 2 years (Patient)
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This drug has controlled the abnormal movements but has also made me gain 70 pounds in a year. Beware its a weight gainer.
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