# PD Risk Significantly Higher With Schizophrenia

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**Category:** Health and Recovery\
**Created:** [May 21, 2026, 2:10am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/pd-risk-significantly-higher-with-schizophrenia/5611 "2026-05-21T02:10:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![firemonkey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/firemonkey/32/1229_2.png) [@firemonkey](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/firemonkey)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2026, 2:10am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/pd-risk-significantly-higher-with-schizophrenia/5611/1 "2026-05-21T02:10:50Z")

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> **[PD Risk Significantly Higher With Schizophrenia](https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/parkinsons-disease-risk-significantly-higher-schizophrenia-2026a1000gah)**
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> The risk for Parkinson’s disease is significantly higher among patients with schizophrenia, with risk varying by type of antipsychotic therapy used, new research shows.

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**Author:** ![Zoe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/zoe/32/7475_2.png) [@Zoe](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Zoe)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2026, 2:24am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/pd-risk-significantly-higher-with-schizophrenia/5611/2 "2026-05-21T02:24:42Z")

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I read somewhere that parkinsons actually begins in the kidneys

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**Author:** ![Wave](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/wave/32/14465_2.png) [@Wave](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Wave)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2026, 2:44am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/pd-risk-significantly-higher-with-schizophrenia/5611/3 "2026-05-21T02:44:43Z")

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Great, I’ve been on risperidone for decades!

I’ve already developed Tardive Dyskinesia

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**Author:** ![anon63960434](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@anon63960434](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/anon63960434)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2026, 10:48am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/pd-risk-significantly-higher-with-schizophrenia/5611/4 "2026-05-21T10:48:50Z")

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That seems to suggest that some antipsychotics increase your chances of Parkinson’s

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**Author:** ![sweetpotatopie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/sweetpotatopie/32/8234_2.png) [@sweetpotatopie](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/sweetpotatopie)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2026, 12:06am UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/pd-risk-significantly-higher-with-schizophrenia/5611/5 "2026-06-18T00:06:29Z")

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