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I am sorry to hear of your TD. I have read about this side effect. Which antipsychotic were you on and at what dose? I am on aripiprazole 2 mg and noticed worsening symptoms at 5 mg so they reduced back to 2 mg. Did you have any signs or symptoms before developing permanent TD?

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I don’t remember my dosages, but I had pretty noticeable shakes or tremor from Abilify. People asked me if I had Parkinson’s disease because it was so obvious. I got off the Abilify even though it helped my depression and sleep significantly. So then I was put on Remeron which severely increased my headaches (I’m a long time chronic migraine patient). So I got off of that and I was put on Seroquel. I loved Seroquel because it helped me sleep. It was Seroquel that caused the TD. And like I said, I really wanted to stay on the Seroquel but I didn’t realize I even had TD until I saw myself on a Zoom recording. I was mortified and shocked that no one ever said anything about it to me. What a nightmare. I’m still struggling with sleep. Working with my psychiatrist and sleep specialist. Best of luck to you. Be careful of those antipsychotic meds.

I was put on quetiapine and mirtazapine, my theory is what goes up must come down. They may seem to help in the short term which I believe is all because you are taking them and expecting an outcome. But unless you are willing to take them forever the reason you started taking them eventually returns and you are back to square one.