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<blockquote data-quote="smallworld" data-source="post: 441061" data-attributes="member: 2423"><p>First, if you haven't already, you need to get into a pediatric neurologist to confirm the diagnosis of dystonia. Kids at this age can have a variety of movement disorders whose symptoms mimic each other, and it's important to know what is what.</p><p></p><p>Second, Steely is right -- if it is dystonia, Abilify can exacerbate exactly what Geodon started, even with Benztropin on board. So you may have to d/c it to get the movements under control.</p><p></p><p>Third, if he's manic, I strongly recommend a mood stabilizer (Lithium, Depakote, Lamictal, Trileptal, Tegretol), particularly because the APs are giving him so much trouble.</p><p></p><p>My own son experienced dystonia on Risperdal, and his movements went away completely by d/cing the medication and not by adding Benztropin. We didn't trial another AP for another 2 years because we were so frightened about dystonia (his dystonic reaction was severe). He did fine on Seroquel, however.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smallworld, post: 441061, member: 2423"] First, if you haven't already, you need to get into a pediatric neurologist to confirm the diagnosis of dystonia. Kids at this age can have a variety of movement disorders whose symptoms mimic each other, and it's important to know what is what. Second, Steely is right -- if it is dystonia, Abilify can exacerbate exactly what Geodon started, even with Benztropin on board. So you may have to d/c it to get the movements under control. Third, if he's manic, I strongly recommend a mood stabilizer (Lithium, Depakote, Lamictal, Trileptal, Tegretol), particularly because the APs are giving him so much trouble. My own son experienced dystonia on Risperdal, and his movements went away completely by d/cing the medication and not by adding Benztropin. We didn't trial another AP for another 2 years because we were so frightened about dystonia (his dystonic reaction was severe). He did fine on Seroquel, however. [/QUOTE]
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