Dextromethorphan for Tardive Dyskinesia
Jungjin Kim
Department of Psychiatry, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, USA
James Donovan
Private Practice, Syracuse, New York, USA
Thomas L. Schwartz *
Department of Psychiatry, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, USA
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Aims: To report three cases of successful treatment of tardive dyskinesia (TD) with dextromethorphan.
Study Design: Retrospective chart review.
Place and Duration of Study: Private outpatient practice in Syracuse, NY.
Methodology: A retrospective chart review of patients with TD who were treated with dextromethorphan between 2003 and 2013 was conducted.
Results: Three consecutive patients experienced marked improvement of TD with dextromethorphan.
Conclusion: Dextromethorphan may be a useful drug for treating TD. Further prospective studies are needed.
Keywords: Tardive dyskinesia, dextromethorphan, dextromethorphan-quinidine