Tardive Dyskinesia - Tardive Dyskinesia Symptoms - Tardive Dyskinesia Side Effects

Reglan is a drug administered to patients who suffered from heartburn. However, some of those who took Reglan are now suffering from some tragic side effects.

Tardive Dyskinesia, or Dystonia Tardive, has been diagnosed in patients who took Reglan. This disease results in patients involuntarily moving muscles in an uncontrollable manner. Some of the side effects include:

Lip Smacking
Protruding Tongue
Constant Eye Blinking and Bulging
Jerking the Head
Facial Grimacing
Puckering and Pursing of the Lips
Involuntarily Moving Fingers

Tardive Dyskinesia can also cause extreme pain in the hands and could possibly cause damage to the internal organs. In 2009, the Food and Drug Administration issued a black box warning, it’s most stringent, for Reglan.

The worst thing about Tardive Dyskinesia is that it can result in a person being isolated from the rest of society. These patients are subjected to humiliation and embarrassment due to involuntary movements and it is impossible for them to lead a normal life. Even those who discontinue Reglan can still suffer from the effects of Dyskinesia Tardive. About 250,000 to 400,000 people in the United States are believed to be suffering from Tardive Dyskinesia.

Compensation is Possible with a Reglan Lawyer

The damage caused by Tardive Dyskinesia because of taking Reglan can hardly be measured in dollars and cents. However, there are those who are hiring lawyers and filing for Reglan lawsuits. A good lawyer can take on pharmaceutical companies that knew of Reglan’s horrible side effects and obtain compensation for those who suffer from the disease. They can file a Reglan law suit for those suffering from Tardive Dyskinesia and fight the manufacturers in litigation. Having an experienced lawyer by your side when fighting pharmaceutical companies can give you a huge advantage. These companies are not known for their sympathy towards victims of Tardive Dyskinesia, so a lawyer needs to step in and use their experience and knowledge to convince a judge or a jury that you were unjustly given a drug that was supposed to help and instead ended up hurting.

Get in Touch with the Law Offices of Chandler, Mathis & Zivley, PC

If you or someone close to you has taken Reglan and Tardive Dyskinesia is now showing up, call Chandler, Mathis & Zivley, PC and we will set you up with a free consultation. There is no cure for Tardive Dyskinesia and you should not have to suffer financially as well as emotionally and physically because of the drug. Call us today and we’ll start fighting for your rights.

Featured Article:

Did Reglan Cause Your Tardive Dyskinesia?

[Posted on Feb 21]

The prescription drug Reglan, also known as Metoclopramide may have been a good thing for some, but for others it appears that this gastro-intestinal drug may have caused tremendous suffering as it’s now recognized that taking the drug for an extended period of time may increase the risk for involuntary muscle movement disorders such as Tardive Dyskinesia.

Living with Tardive Dyskinesia is not an easy thing to do as this involuntary muscle movement disorder is characterized by uncontrollable and seemingly constant lip smacking, eye blinking, facial grimacing, tongue protrusions, leg movements, finger movements, and arm movements. For someone who suffers from this disorder, life is difficult, and not only in a physical sense, but also in an emotional sense as displaying the symptoms of Tardive Dyskinesia can make the sufferer feel extremely embarrassed, and such embarrassment may even lead to a total shunning of social gatherings for fear of further embarrassment. Undoubtedly, if this human suffering was caused by the prescription drug Reglan, then appropriate compensation needs to be given to the victims of the drug. However, gaining compensation is something which is not simple and if any hope for gaining compensation is to exist, the assistance of a Reglan lawyer will be necessary.

Did Reglan cause your Tardive Dyskinesia? If you took the prescription drug Reglan and later developed Tardive Dyskinesia or a similar involuntary muscle movement disorder, such as Dystonia Tardive, then you should understand that it may be possible to gain compensation if it can be found that your disorder was indeed the result of a prescription drug and the negligence of the drug’s maker. Before doing anything else, be sure to get in touch with a lawyer who will be able to help, and if you are not sure of where to find a lawyer with the skills and experience needed to help you win compensation, then you can surely rely on a legal professional from the Law Offices of Chandler, Mathis & Zivley, PC.

Do the right thing and talk to a lawyer about your Tardive Dyskinesia! You can contact the Law Offices of Chandler, Mathis & Zivley, PC today for a free legal consultation with a lawyer who can help, or if you’d like to find out more regarding Reglan litigation, then simply continue to browse through the rest of the Reglan Information and Support Center website. Find the help you need and deserve today!