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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 20085" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>Now that you mention it, my easy child got hiccups on and off for an entire day. I think it may have been around the time we increased her Zyprexa (another AP), but I never connected the two events until now.</p><p></p><p>FWIW, easy child has been taking Zyprexa for mood stabilization and anxiety (choking phobia that led to a feeding disorder) since July. She was making very slow progress with eating, seemingly stuck at just eating very soft foods, when we increased her Zyprexa. Within days she was eating almost everything again. It was that dramatic. So yes, I do think you can see improvement very quickly with APs.</p><p></p><p>On the other hand, difficult child 1 took Risperdal for one month total, and within that time, we were able to determine it was not the right medication for him. He took .25 mg BID for 2 weeks, and when that wasn't effective in calming his mania, we raised it to .50 mg BID. Within days he had a dystonic reaction (uncontrollable mouth opening, lip licking and tongue thrusting) and akathisia (internal and external restlessness that can look like agitation and anxiety). If you think your difficult child may be experiencing that, it is definitely time to check in with the psychiatrist.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 20085, member: 2423"] Now that you mention it, my easy child got hiccups on and off for an entire day. I think it may have been around the time we increased her Zyprexa (another AP), but I never connected the two events until now. FWIW, easy child has been taking Zyprexa for mood stabilization and anxiety (choking phobia that led to a feeding disorder) since July. She was making very slow progress with eating, seemingly stuck at just eating very soft foods, when we increased her Zyprexa. Within days she was eating almost everything again. It was that dramatic. So yes, I do think you can see improvement very quickly with APs. On the other hand, difficult child 1 took Risperdal for one month total, and within that time, we were able to determine it was not the right medication for him. He took .25 mg BID for 2 weeks, and when that wasn't effective in calming his mania, we raised it to .50 mg BID. Within days he had a dystonic reaction (uncontrollable mouth opening, lip licking and tongue thrusting) and akathisia (internal and external restlessness that can look like agitation and anxiety). If you think your difficult child may be experiencing that, it is definitely time to check in with the psychiatrist. [/QUOTE]
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