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Originally Posted by BipolaRNurse
I have TD. I developed it after being on double antipsychotics for a number of years. It's annoying as hell when I can't stop tapping my feet and spreading my toes out, or my eyelids start twitching, which looks really weird in a magnified mirror. But I live with it--I don't want more meds, and it's not so bad that I feel I absolutely MUST take them. I also have hand tremors that make eating soup really interesting.
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I am so sorry, dear. You are a trooper!!
After 12 years of Abilify, I finally developed dystonia, arms and legs shaking. Stopped it rt away and it fortunately has not reappeared. These medicines are powerful but they are not without neurologic risks.