TD is more common when stopping a med than when starting one.
It sounds like you have EPS (extrapyramidal syndrome) which I have just been battling after starting a 2nd AP. They can treat the symptoms with meds. Cogentin helps a lot. I used valium for the rigidity as well. There are others that help. I had to come off because nothing was helping and the oral motor stuff was a problem but it can be successfully treated. It does need to be treated ASAP though because if it goes on too long it can become TD in rare cases.
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Bipolar 1, PTSD, GAD, OCD.
Clozapine 250 mg, Emsam 12 mg/day patch, topamax 25 mg, ,Gabapentin 1600 mg & 100-2 PRN,. 2.5 mg clonazepam., 75 mg Seroquel and 12.5 mg PRNx2 daily
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