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more_legal_areas tardiveWhile the condition known as Tardive Dyskinesia is itself a side effect, patients who take neuroleptic drugs may also suffer from complications of Tardive Dyskinesia-side effects from the side effect. Many doctors fail to adequately warn patients and their loved ones about complications of Tardive Dyskinesia, or even about TD itself, feeling that the benefits of neuroleptics outweigh the potential health risks associated with TD.
Perhaps the hardest complications of Tardive Dyskinesia for patients and their loved ones to bear are the invisible ones. People who have TD will often have psychological and physical complications of Tardive Dyskinesia in addition to their involuntary movements. For some patients suffering from TD, the complications of Tardive Dyskinesia include embarrassment, guilt, shame, depression, and social withdrawal. Personal and professional relationships can suffer as a result of these complications of Tardive Dyskinesia, especially when paired with the strange movements that mark the condition.
In addition, the physical complications of Tardive Dyskinesia can compound an already difficult situation. Denture problems, tongue ulcerations, and difficulty swallowing are all potential complications of Tardive Dyskinesia that can affect eating, speech, breathing, and the general comfort level of the patient. Other possible physical complications of Tardive Dyskinesia include dysarthria, respiratory and gastrointestinal disturbances, motor function difficulty, fixed postures, and increased mortality.
No matter how severe the TD or the associated complications of Tardive Dyskinesia, patients should never stop taking neuroleptics unless they are advised to do so by a physician. The various complications of Tardive Dyskinesia compound already existent difficulties related to the Tardive Dyskinesia, as well as to the psychosis that lead to the use of neuroleptics in the first place. Complications of Tardive Dyskinesia affect everyone-the patient, loved ones, business associates, and especially caretakers. Persons suffering from the complications of Tardive Dyskinesia may be entitled to financial compensation for their anguish. Attorneys familiar with product liability laws may be able to help persons affected by complications of Tardive Dyskinesia determine their best course of action.