I never wanted to, but due to its seemingly untouchable success at controlling my mania/mixed states, I'm considering staying on Zyprexa 5-10mg long term.

It hasn't made me gain weight, nor has it messed with my blood sugar. Other than the very infrequent violent muscle spasms in my arms, it doesn't seem to have many side effects at all.

But I am scared to death of Tardive Dyskinesia. Absolutely terrified. And I can't seem to find a solid figure of how often it happens with atypicals, and when it does happen, how often it goes away.

NAMI.org is the only place I've found a percentage, and they're fairly reputable. They place it at 10-20% for typical APs, and .5% for atypicals. They also say permanent TD is not common. 1 in 200 seems like decent odds. Can anyone back this up or link me to figures?

I know I should talk to my Pdoc, and I will. But any research done in the meantime will help with my decision.