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Old May 05, 2012, 05:30 PM
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I've been on a bunch of meds, can't remember them all (thanks to the meds!) but I developed TD. Effects have mostly disappeared but still have the occasional tongue thrusts and lip rolling. I'm somewhat bitter about it. My pdoc had me on 13 meds at one point when I was first diagnosed six years ago - felt like a guinea pig - he just kept piling on the meds until I refused to take them and actually started discontinuing them myself. I am now on only three and doing well.

Sometimes I'm suspicious that pdoc's for all their training are just taking a shot in the dark like any other human being. Mine gets his back up when I try to make suggestions or talk about side effects - it really irks him when I do research - he takes that as an affront to his MD. I used to keep quiet but I don't let him bulldoze me anymore. He actually wrote in my chart that I was right when I stopped Paxil on my own because it was making me like a zombie.

Sorry for the rant. Guess you got me on a bad day! Hope things get better for you Jimrat
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