vitamin E reduces the severity of tardive dyskinesia
January 1999
There's increasing evidence that vitamin E reduces the severity of tardive dyskinesia.
This is a common problem...affecting about a third of patients who take traditional antipsychotics (haloperidol, etc).
Antipsychotics are thought to cause oxidative damage to neurons. Vitamin E might help because of its antioxidant effects.
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