Pseudoparkinsonism, with antipsychotics

The onset of symptoms is usually 1 to 2 weeks after initiation of antipsychotic therapy or dose increase. The risk of pseudoparkinsonism with SGAs is low except in the case of risperidone in doses greater than 6 mg/day. 

Antiparkinsonism-anticholinergic medication treats pseudoparkinsonism and the early stages of Parkinson s disease. They are prescribed for pseudoparkinsonism. Pseudoparkinsonism is parkinsonism-like side effects of the antipsychotic medication phenothiazines. Antiparkinsonism-anticholinergic medication is combined with levodopa to control parkinsonism. 

Antiparkinsonism-anticholineigic drags are used to treat the early stages of Parkinson s disease. These are typically combined with levodopa to control parkinsonism or alone to treat pseudoparkinsonism. These are the parkinsonismlike side effects of phenothiazines, which is an antipsychotic medication. 

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