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The severity of the problem is magnified because many patients may deny they have symptoms, making it difficult to diagnose and treat the disease (Breggin and Cohen 57).
There is no treatment for the disease, and it is irreversible in a high number of patients, as noted. The only method of containing the disease is to stop using the neuroleptic drugs, but that can be nearly impossible for some patients who rely on the drug for some semblance of normality in their lives. In some cases, the neuroleptic drug can be replaced with another alternative that is effective in treating the underlying psychological problem. However, the symptoms of tardive dyskinesia can begin as a withdrawal symptom if a patient stops taking the neuroleptic drugs. In addition, "Other drugs such as benzodiazepines, adrenergic antagonists, and dopamine agonists may also be beneficial" (Editors). Thus, treatment is actually very personal and must be individualized according to each patients needs and other disorders. Many physicians and psychiatrists still do not recognize the symptoms and so treatment does not begin, or begins too late to stop the progression of the disease. At least 75% of them will not see the symptoms disappear even if the neuroleptic drugs are discontinued. However, many patients will see at least some of the symptoms disappear after they stop taking the drugs. The disease is extremely debilitating in most patients, and can lead to many other psychiatric complications.
References
Brasic, James Robert, MD. "Tardive Dyskinesia." E-Medicine.com. 7 Feb. 2006. 22 Dec. 2006. http://www.emedicine.com/neuro/topic362.htm
Breggin, Peter R., and David Cohen. Your Drug May Be Your Problem: How and Why to Stop Taking Psychiatric Drugs. Cambridge, MA: Perseus Publishing, 2000.
Editors. "Tardive Dyskinesia." National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. 10 July 2006. 22 Dec. 2006. http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/tardive/tardive.htm
Ross, Colin a., and John Read. "Chapter 9 Antipsychotic Medication: Myths and Facts." Models of Madness: Psychological, Social and Biological Approaches to Schizophrenia. Ed. John Read, Loren R. Mosher, and Richard P. Bentall. New York: Brunner-Routledge, 2004. 101-113.
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