Does anyone have info on Botox efficacy as a treatment for Tardive Dyskenesia?

Hi Lisa... thanks so much for you supportive words of encouragement re: my addiction. I am a firm believer in God's help in helping with my addiction. As you read in my profile God lead me here to this site, and led me to my wonderful suboxone doctor and addiction counselor. It was His Hand in all of my recovery. I am maintaining on 1 mg of suboxone now every other day. I am weaning down, thankfully. I am undergoing renovations in a new place and going through a move that seems eternal but I see a light at the end of the tunnel. I will begin weaning more when all this craziness is over in about a month. I am encouraged by words of support such as you haven given me. You should also be given such praise and congratulations re: your four years of sobriety.
Re: your condition... I gather that it is a side effect of a psychotropic drug that has caused this condition of tardive dyskinesia... so unfortunate.

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If you trust your doctor and he has experience and is skilled with the Botox, I would not be afraid of the Botox. Botox's action IS to cause paralysis of the muscles. But when given correctly will not totally paralyze the tongue. Perhaps I misspoke when I said that I would not have it in the tongue. If given correctly, and it sounds as though your doc does have experience with it, it can be given in such a way as to weaken SOME of the muscles to prevent the spasticity and allow you to eat and drink. You just need to ask him how much of the tongue will be weakened and what other side effects you might have. For example, when we administer it around the jaw to patients it allows the jowls to come up thus allowing a more youthful looking face. One of the effects of that is that some food gathers around the lower gum area... no big deal... just an effect... nothing dangerous... just annoying but many tolerate it just to have a nicer looking jaw area... vanity lol!!!
The reason that I am describing this to you is to have you know that when one muscle group is weakened, another muscle group then becomes stronger OR you might have another effect of what I just described. You may not see any effect at all except that it might make it easier to eat which in your case would be a good thing. Your whole tongue WILL NOT be paralyzed.
Just ask all these types of questions so that you will know. Botox has many good effects for certain types of spasticity. For example, it can be used to Treat people who have blepharospasms... that is when the eye twitches incessantly. It also is used for those people who sweat excessively under the arms... called hyperhydrosis. Don't be afraid of it... just make sure your doc has done this a lot and is experienced in injecting it.
So very sorry for your problem, especially if it was caused by a medication.
You must be so miserable.
I will keep you in my prayers. Let me know how it goes. Please feel free to ask me a private question if you wish. You can do this by friending me and then that will allow you to do so.
All my best to you... pup