- Tardive Dyskinesia
- Interviews
Sarine's interview
How did all start?
Nov 2019
Do you already have a diagnosis? How long did it take you to get it?
Yes. Not TD but Bipolar
A few months
For what medical specialties have you been treated? What has been the most useful specialty for your?
Psychiatry
What has been the most useful thing for you so far?
Nothing
What have been your biggest difficulties?
Why is my mouth twitching
How has your social and family environment reacted? Have your social or family relationships changed?
My mom notices and thinks that it means that I'm disgusted or something.
What things have you stopped doing?
Sometimes when I take my Latuda at night I feel like I can't do other things like yoga because my legs hurt.
What do you think about the future?
Nothing. Will I have to take this medication forever? How will it affect my offspring?
So far, which years have been the best years in your life? What have you done during them?
None.
What would you like to do if you didn’t have your condition?
I don't know.
If you had to describe your life in a sentence, what would it be?
Out of bounds.
Finally, what advice would you give to a person in a similar situation?
Trust your doctor, but trust God more.
