Procyclindine and Tardive Dyskineasia - please help!

Phil D. · medicine forum beginner Joined: 19 May 2005 Posts: 5

I have recently been diagnosed with what my GP believes to be Tardive
Dyskinesia as a result of taking Triflouperazine for a period of
several months (I was eventually hospitalized due to a really bad
reaction to the drug).

I have tremors in my hands and legs which are extremely distressing
and have been proscribed Procyclidine in order to alleviate the
symptoms. However the opposite appears to be happening - the tremors
get *worse* after I have taken the drug. I also experienced hot
flushes, feelings of nausea and I had to keep urinating about every
half hour...

I went to the doctor this afternoon (not my usual doc - he's on
holiday) and he seemed to know very little about the condition or the
side effects of the drug I am taking (having your doc look up your
condition and pills in his little medical book in front of you doesn't
exactly fill you with confidence Smile

). He told me to stop the
Procyclidine and instead take Chlordiazepoxide (my usual tranquilizer)
regularly. Doesn't seem to have had any effect on the tremors either.
This really sucks.

Can anyone advise me about what the hell I can do about this or
suggest something that will stop me shaking like a leaf? I'm honestly
at my wit's end here and I feel like smashing my head against the wall
until I pass out...

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