high doses of vitamin E for tardive dyskinesia

July 1996

You'll see physicians trying high doses of vitamin E for tardive dyskinesia.

Up to 25% of patients on chronic neuroleptics develop symptoms of tardive dyskinesia...tics, grimacing, writhing, etc. In some cases symptoms persist even if the neuroleptic is discontinued.

Now there's growing evidence that vitamin E sometimes helps...especially if it's started within 5 years of onset.

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