What is Tardive Dyskinesia?
Tardive Dyskinesia (“TD”) is a serious neurological disorder, characterized by uncontrollable, involuntary body movements such as lip smacking, tongue thrusting, eye blinking and bulging, head jerking, facial grimacing, puckering and pursing of the lips, and involuntary movements of the fingers, as though the patient were playing an invisible piano. The movements are not controllable, and they are continuous, stopping only when the person sleeps. Tardive Dyskinesia may persist for months, even years after the medication has been discontinued, and is usually not reversible.
