04/05/2026
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐? ๐ค
This ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฐ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ, we are celebrating ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฎ (๐ง๐) ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ. Let us take this week as an opportunity to educate ourselves, raise awareness, and support individuals who are living with tardive dyskinesiaโa condition that often goes unseen and unheard of. ๐๐
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ข๐?
Tardive dyskinesia is a ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ช๐๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ค๐ง๐๐๐ง that is characterized by involuntary, uncontrollable, and repetitive movements that arise due to the long-term use of dopamine-blocking agents. Individuals who are living with this disorder may exhibit symptoms such as ๐ญ๐ช๐ฑ-๐ด๐ฎ๐ข๐ค๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ, ๐ต๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ๐ถ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ต๐ณ๐ถ๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ, ๐ณ๐ข๐ฑ๐ช๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ, ๐ฆ๐ต๐ค.
Let us dedicate this week to reducing the stigma, encouraging routine screenings, and promoting timely diagnosis and treatment for individuals who are taking antipsychotic medications. ๐ฉต๐ซฑ๐ผโ๐ซฒ๐พ
May this week remind us of the individuals who are living with tardive dyskinesia do not only face physical challenges, but also emotional and social struggles. ๐ง๐ผ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ, ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ ๐๐๐ถ๐ด๐บ๐ฎ๐, ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด. ๐ฃ๐ซถ๐ผ
โ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฎ ๐๐จ ๐จ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐ง, ๐ก๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐ง, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ง๐ฉ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐ง.โโ ๐๐ญ๐ง๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ณ
๐ผ๏ธ: Angelic Hope Boque | Multimedia Committee
โ๐ป: Siafem Maรฑacap | Research and Finance Committee