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How Is Tardive Dyskinesia Treated?

Most of the time, tardive dyskinesia is a permanent condition that cannot be cured, but could possibly be managed. Each treatment plan for tardive dyskinesia patients is different and each plan is very individualized. Sometimes reducing dosage or a complete cessation of Reglan® will alleviate symptoms. However, complete relief of symptoms only occurs in patients whose tardive dyskinesia is not yet permanent and depends on the length of Reglan® exposure.

In order to still get relief of any gastrointestinal disorders, proton pump inhibitors such as Prilosec, Prevacid or Nexium, can still be taken. They have shown to be effective in preventing symptoms associated with heartburn by reducing the production of hydrochloric acid in the stomach. However, these are not suitable for long-term use, as inhibiting the production of stomach acid can prevent the destruction of certain harmful pathogens normally killed in the stomach.

Conventional Treatment

The standard, conventional approach in treating tardive dyskinesia typically involves taking:

Tarvil® - usually needs to be taken three times a day and decreases abnormal movements by targeting access phenylalanine transmitters
Serapalan® & Serapasil® - amine-depleting drugs that deplete dopamine receptors from being readily available to the brain; with less or no neurotransmitters available to encode, the brain will not execute involuntary muscle movements
Nitoman® & Xanazine® - tetrabenazines that prevent excess neurotransmitter accessibility from the brain

To receive the best treatment possible, it is recommended to seek the expertise of a Movement Disorder Specialist who will be specially trained in handling a patient with tardive dyskinesia. He or she is highly educated in what to look for in diagnosing tardive dyskinesia and other movement disorders and will typically be informed of the latest developments in treatment. This will open up avenues for the patient to explore new clinical trials that will best alleviate symptoms.

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Movement Disorder Specialists & Treatment Centers

For your convenience, below is a list of Movement Disorder Specialists and Centers throughout the United States:

Alabama

Alaska Rehabilitation Medicine
Erik M. Kussro, DO
3340 Providence Dr, Ste 370
Anchorage, AL 99508
(907) 562-2600

Arizona

Arizona Center for Neurosurgery
Anthony D. Mosley, MD, MS
3300 N. Central Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85012
(602) 256-2525

Barrow Neurology Clinics
Movement Disorders Program
Movement Disorder Neurologist
Holly Shill, MD
500 W Thomas Rd, Ste 720
Phoenix, AZ 85013
(602) 406-4931

Arkansas

Senior Health Center
Alan Diamond
Fayetteville, AR 72704
(479) 463-4444

California

Bradford A. Anderson, MD
8701 Camino Media, Ste C
Bakersfield, CA 93311
(661) 616-5726

Gary A. Belaga, MD, Neurologist
2001 Union St
San Francisco, CA 94123-4136
(415) 641-6223

Colorado

Colorado Neurological Institute
Movement Disorders Center
PO Box 340
Englewood, CO 80151
(303) 357-5455

District of Colombia

Georgetown University
Movement Disorder Program
Fernando L. Pagan, MD, Co-Director
Washington, DC 20007
(202) 444-8525

Georgetown University Hospital
Movement Disorder Clinic
Barbara Wilmarth, Nurse Practitioner
3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Washington, DC 20007
(202) 444-8525

Florida

Anette V. Nieves, MD
2685 SW 32nd Pl
Ocala, FL 34474
(352) 732-9643

Bruce A. Richards, MD
1100 NW 8th Ave
Gainesville, FL 32601
(352) 377-0206

Georgia

Mahmood S. Eisa, MD
4274 North Valdosta Rd
Valdosta, GA 31602
(229) 242-1234

Emory University School of Medicine
Dept of Neurology Movement Disorders Program
Tammy Jo Best, LPN
Wesley Woods Health Center
Atlanta, GA 30329
(404) 728-6974

Idaho

Lauren Seeberger, MD
Movement Disorders Center at the Elks
Idaho Elks Rehabilitation Hospital
Boise, ID 83702
(208) 489-4599

Illinois

Central DuPage Hospital
Movement Disorders Center
Michael Rezak, MD
25 N. Winfield Rd
Winfield, IL 60190
(630) 933-4056

Consultants in Neurology
Tardive Dyskinesia Daniel Wynn, MD
FAASM, Director, Clinical Research
Northbrook, IL 60062
(847) 509-0270

Indiana

Andrea Haller, MD
7321 Shadeland Station, Ste 275
Indianapolis, IN 46256
(317) 863-2095

Easter Seals Crossroads (Indiana)
Chuck Dietzen, MD
4740 Kingsway Dr
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 466-2010

Iowa

University of Iowa Hospital
Department of Neurology
Robert Rodnitzky, MD
200 Hawkins Dr
Iowa City, IA 52242
(319) 356-3424

Iowa Health Physicians/Iowa Health System
Lynn Struck, MD
1221 Pleasant St
Des Moines IA 50309
(515) 241-4200

Kansas

Eva Henry, MD
3223 N. Webb Road, Ste 3
Wichita, KS 67226
(316) 609-3000

Univ. of Kansas Medical Center
Dept. of Neurology
Richard Dubinsky, MD, Assoc. Prof of Neurology
Kansas City, KS 66160
(913) 588-6970

Kentucky

Louisville Movement Disorders Center
Walter L. Olson, Jr., MD
801 Barret Ave, Ste 112
Louisville, KY 40204-1734
(502) 587-8010

University of Louisville
Division of Movement Disorders
Movement Disorders Program
Cathy Summers
Louisville, KY 40202
(502) 582-7654

Louisiana

Bryan R. Payne, MD
1501 Kings Hwy
Shreveport, LA 71130-3932
(318) 675-6195

Tulane Neurosurgery
Donald Richardson, MD, Neuromodulation Specialist
95 E. Fairway Dr
Covington, LA 70433
(985) 867-4285

Maine

Edward J. Drasby, DO
7 Portland Farms Rd
Scarborough, MN 04074
(207) 885-1400

Port City Neurology
Edward J. Drasby
186 Park Ave
Portland, MN 04102
(207) 822-9894

Maryland

Capital Neurology
Marc P. DiFazio, MD
9715 Medical Center Dr, Ste 23
Rockville, MD 20850
(301) 309-2211

Frederick Neurology LLC
187 Thomas Johnson Dr, #3
Frederick, MD 21702
(301) 631-0444

Massachusetts

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Daniel Tarsy, MD
Boston, MA 02215
(617) 667-0519

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
David Simon, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology
330 Brookline Ave
Boston, MA 02215
(617) 667-2699

Michigan

Michigan Institute for Neurological Disorders
Anne Pawlak, DO, FACN
28595 Orcard Lake Rd
Farmington Hills, MI 48334
(734) 525-4466

Cornelius Robens, MD
1213 W Front St
Traverse City, MI 49684
(231) 935-0386

Minnesota

University of Minnesota Medical School
Aviva Abosch, MD, PhD
Minneapolis, MN 55455
(612) 626-8786

Courage Center
Bonnie Warhol, MD
Minneapolis, MN 55410
(763) 520-0453

Missiori

Max P. Benzaquen, MD
224 S Woods Mill Rd 290 S
Chesterfield, MO 63017
(314) 878-8744

University of Missouri
Rusk Rehabilitation Center
Paula Miller, Clinic Coordinator
Columbia, MO 65203
(573) 884-0033

Montana

St. Vincent Neuroscience Center
Roger S. Williams, MD, Medical Director
120 Poly Dr
Billings, MT 59101
(406) 237-4290

Nebraska

American Parkinson Disease Assoc.
Information & Referral Center of Omaha
Lisa A. Brovold, Coordinator
601 N 30th St, Ste 2902C
Omaha, NE 68131
(402) 449-4535

Movement Disorders Clinic
at the University of Nebraska Medical Center
Director: Movement Disorders Program
Diego Torres-Russotto, MD
982045 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198
(402) 559-5569

Nevada

Nevada Rehabilitation Institute
Armando Miciano, MD , Chief Physiatrist
2701 N Tenaya Way
Las Vegas, NV 89128
(702) 869-4401

New Hampshire

Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital
Spasticity / Dystonia Clinic
James Whitlock, MD
70 Butler Street
Salem, NH 03079
(603) 681-3260

New Jersey

The Center for Neuropsychiatry
Allen J. Rubin, MD, Neurologist & Neuropsychiatrist
11009 Lincoln Dr W
Marlton, NJ 08053
(856) 985-9851

New Mexico

PMG Cedar Neurology Clinic
Amanda Deligtisch, MD
Albuquerque, NM 87106
(505) 563-6490

New York

Bellevue Hospital Center
Parkinson & Related Movement Disorders Clinic
Center Coordinator & Speech Language Pathologist
462 First Ave #NB7W11
New York, NY 10016
(212) 562-1338

North Carolina

Duke University Movement Disorders Center
Burton L. Scott PhD, MD
Durham, NC 27705
(919) 668-2493

RPK Center for Rehab
Spine & Pain Management
David Kishbaugh, DO
2109 Valleygate Dr
Fayetteville, NC 28304
(910) 486-8880

North Dakota

Sanford Health
MeritCare Neuroscience Center
700 1st Ave S
Fargo, ND 58103
(701) 234-4036

Ohio

Cleveland Clinic Foundation Ohio
Anwar Ahmed, MD
9500 Euclid Ave S-90
Cleveland, OH 44195
(216) 444-2087

Center for Parkinson's Disease
& Movement Disorders
The Neuroscience Institute, University of Cincinnati
234 Goodman St
Cincinnati, OH 45219
(888) 797-4864

Oklahoma

Mark A. Fisher, MD
3435 NW 56th St
Oklahoma City, OK 73112
(405) 945-4866

Oregon

OHSU Movement Disorder Program
Professor of Neurology
Portland, OR
(503) 494-7230

Oregon Neurology Associates
3355 River Bend Dr
Springfield, OR 97477
(541) 868-9430

Pennsylvania

Wellspan Adult Neurology:
Parkinson's Disease & Movement Disorder Center
Anthony C. May, MD, Program Coordinator
York, PA 17402
(717) 851-5822

Rode Island

Karen L. Kerman, MD
765 Allens Ave
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 432-6835

Kelvin L. Chou, MD
227 Centerville Rd
Warwick, RI 02886
(401) 732-3332

South Carolina

Anderson Neurological Associates
Glen R. Scott, Jr., DO
2000 East Greenville St
Anderson, SC 29621
(864) 512-7636

Medical University of South Carolina
Movement Disorders Program
326 Calhoun St, Ste 308
Charleston, SC 29401
(843) 792-7262

Tennesee

Easter Seals Tennessee
2001 Woodmont Blvd
Nashville, TN 37215
(615) 292-6640

Univ. of Tennessee
Mark LeDoux, MD, PhD, Professor of Neurology
38104
(901) 448-7900

Texas

Baylor College of Medicine – Neuropsychology
Assistant Professor: Clinical Neuropsychologist
6501 Fannin, NB 302
Houston, TX 77030
(713) 798-5365

Baylor Neuroscience Center
Movement Disorders Center
Program Coordinator
9101 North Central Expressway, Ste 400
Dallas, TX 75231
(214) 820-3600

Utah

University of Utah
Lauren Schrock, MD , Assistant Professor of Neurology
729 Arapeen Dr
Salt Lake City, UT 84108
(801) 585-9386

Vermont

Fletcher Allen Health Care:
Movement, Inherited & Neurodegenerative Disorders Clinic
Jean Baker, RN, Movement Disorders Nurse
1 South Prospect St
Burlington, VT 05401
(802) 847-4589

Virginia

Integrate Neurology Services
Simon Fishman, MD, Neurologist
6355 Walker Ln, Ste 313
Alexandria, VA 22310
(703) 313-9111

Movement Disorder Center of
the Neurology Center of Fairfax
Linda S. Sigmund, Director
3020 Hamaker Ct, Ste 400
Fairfax, VA 22205
(703) 876-0800

Washington

The Edward Ewell Parkinson's & Movement Disorders Center of Empire Health Services
Anthony J. Santiago, MD, Director
2207 N. Molter Rd
Liberty Lake, WA 99019
(509) 473-5550

Booth Gardner Parkinson's Care Center
12039 NE 128th St
Kirkland, WA 98034
(425) 899-3123

Wisconsin

Department of Otolaryngology &
Communication Sciences
Joel H. Blumin, MD, Associate Professor
Milwaukee, WI 53226
(414) 805-5689

Alternative Treatments

Nutritional Treatments in Orthomolecular Medicine

The standard approach in medicine is to treat tardive dyskinesia patients with drug therapy and surgery. Orthomolecular medicine offers an alternative option for patients with tardive dyskinesia. Orthomolecular medicine integrates prevention as part of the treatment plan. Originally developed in 1968 by Nobel Prize winner, Linus Pauling, Ph.D., orthomolecular medicine paved way for an approach to treating patients using substances already present in the body. The belief was adopted that the body and mind's health can be reestablished by correcting and replenishing the correct amount of vitamins, minerals and amino acids by replenishing deficiencies.

In studies done by orthomolecular physicians, the patient's urine and blood samples are taken to assess the brain's neurotransmitters. Physicians then evaluate the severe nutritional deficiencies being replenished by the body at the time. These studies involve testing with vitamins B3, B4, B5, B6, and C.

In one particular study using vitamin B6, orthomolecular physicians found that starting with doses of 100 mg and progressing to 400 mg over a four-week period resulted in significant improvements in involuntary, abnormal movements caused by tardive dyskinesia. In general, B vitamins have typically helped in maintaining healthy neurotransmitters and nerve tissues.

Manganese and fatty acids were also tested as variables in the study. When manganese was tested, physicians found that replenishing a particular area of the brain where there was a shortage of manganese provided some relief in abnormal, involuntary muscle movements. Within the brain, there exists a concentrated area in which involuntary muscle movements originate. It is not uncommon to find patients with psychiatric illnesses who typically are prescribed metoclopramide (Reglan®) also have a manganese deficiency. Manganese is a trace element, and sufficient intake through foods is necessary to remain healthy. Fatty and amino acids have also been shown to help prevent and reverse severe side effects of tardive dyskinesia.

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