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<blockquote data-quote="Steely" data-source="post: 440884" data-attributes="member: 3301"><p>I have never heard of cervical dystonia - how does that manifest itself? </p><p></p><p>I am however very familiar with dystonia, as Matt was on every single psychotropic medication out there. Geodone was by far the worst for Matt, and even some doctors agree that it has more side effects than others</p><p></p><p>So your difficult child is on cogentin, and that is not stopping completely the dystonia? Is that correct? If so, than I would look at d/c the Abilify. It can also cause dystonia. I cannot remember, but isn't 15mg of Abilify pretty high? It could definitely be part of the problem. Matt became extremely manic on Abilify.</p><p></p><p>In fact - why is he not on a mood stabilizer? Usually with bi-polar the kids have up to 2 mood stabs - and <em>then</em> if they still need something else - a Dr will add in a psychotropic like Risperdal, Seroquel, Zyprexa, etc.</p><p></p><p>Personally it sounds like mood stabs are more in order, and I would consult with the Dr about d/c the Abilify immediately. If left on these types of medications for a long time the dystonia can become permanent.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steely, post: 440884, member: 3301"] I have never heard of cervical dystonia - how does that manifest itself? I am however very familiar with dystonia, as Matt was on every single psychotropic medication out there. Geodone was by far the worst for Matt, and even some doctors agree that it has more side effects than others So your difficult child is on cogentin, and that is not stopping completely the dystonia? Is that correct? If so, than I would look at d/c the Abilify. It can also cause dystonia. I cannot remember, but isn't 15mg of Abilify pretty high? It could definitely be part of the problem. Matt became extremely manic on Abilify. In fact - why is he not on a mood stabilizer? Usually with bi-polar the kids have up to 2 mood stabs - and [I]then[/I] if they still need something else - a Dr will add in a psychotropic like Risperdal, Seroquel, Zyprexa, etc. Personally it sounds like mood stabs are more in order, and I would consult with the Dr about d/c the Abilify immediately. If left on these types of medications for a long time the dystonia can become permanent. [/QUOTE]
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