Posted by Cam W. on February 21, 2001, at 22:22:20
In reply to CAM, please read my posting for Feb 20, posted by JETT55 on February 21, 2001, at 21:17:25
Jett - I have never seen a case of SSRI-induced tardive dyskinesia, but I believe I read somewhere that it has occurred. I think it was something like 20 cases out of the millions of people being treated worldwide.
I would even take some of these cases with a grain of salt because I don't know the treatment histories or the possible genetic factors that could be involved in these cases. I have heard of tardive dyskinesia happening spontaneously in people who were not taking any medications.
I guess what I am trying to say is that there may be a risk of getting TD from SSRIs (I have no unequivocal proof of this), but that risk is extremely small.
I hope this helps - Cam
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