If you identify the signs of TD early and are able to stop or change your medication, it might eventually go away completely. TD symptoms do improve in about half of people who stop taking antipsychotics – although they might not improve right away, and may take up to five years to go.

Can tardive dystonia be reversed?

The long-term prognosis of tardive dyskinesia (TD) has been insufficiently studied. Symptoms are reversible in many patients, but an irreversible course is widely believed to be the expected outcome.

Is tardive dyskinesia always permanent?

Statistics are hard to come by, but a study published in 2014 in the journal Neurotherapeutics estimated that approximately 700,000 people may have tardive dyskinesia. Although it can be reversed, the condition is permanent in the majority of people, says Dr. Nucifora.