Question

Felix is a person with schizophrenia who has been taking conventional antipsychotic medications for several years to treat his delusions and hallucinations. felix often makes involuntary motor movements of his mouth such as smacking his lips. felix appears to be experiencing ________ , a side effect of long-term use of conventional antipsychotic medication.

Answer 1

The answer is tardive dyskinesia. This is one of the worst and most serious side effects, even being linked to dysnea, which can be fatal. This can often go misdiagnosed for too long. It is an indicator that the treatment cannot be continued and the meds should be changed