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<blockquote data-quote="miles2go" data-source="post: 441083" data-attributes="member: 6374"><p>Thanks, people.</p><p>Steely, cervical dystonia is tightness of the neck followed by sharp turn of the neck to the left and/or to the right. He also has tightness in upper back and shoulders causing him to pull shoulders back, one back another forward, that sort of thing.</p><p>Both Abilify and Geodon can cause this, with Geodon apparently being the more common offender. This thing started just when we started Geodon (although I can swear that I saw him do a little something the day before we started). </p><p>I am so scared to cut back on Abilify. Every time I try he gets worse so quickly. Even when we tried Geodon, we reduced Abilify to 12.5mg and I could tell he was in a worse place. Some months before we reduced it to 12mg and he was having big time meltdown in school. Now school is ok, although I can see his thoughts race for the first 6 hours of the day until body and mind are exhausted.</p><p>The issue of a mood stab comes up often in threads I start. I am sure I brought it up to psychiatrist before and now I forget how he explained why not, may be it's because difficult child doesn't really have mood swings, just that (hypo)manic state that wears him out to crankiness by midday. I'll talk to psychiatrist again though the next appointment is only in 3 weeks or so; I'll see if I need to move it up.</p><p>difficult child's dystonia now comes only when he's very tired, the rest of the time no problem...</p><p>I was recommended acupuncture for it, I think we'll try it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="miles2go, post: 441083, member: 6374"] Thanks, people. Steely, cervical dystonia is tightness of the neck followed by sharp turn of the neck to the left and/or to the right. He also has tightness in upper back and shoulders causing him to pull shoulders back, one back another forward, that sort of thing. Both Abilify and Geodon can cause this, with Geodon apparently being the more common offender. This thing started just when we started Geodon (although I can swear that I saw him do a little something the day before we started). I am so scared to cut back on Abilify. Every time I try he gets worse so quickly. Even when we tried Geodon, we reduced Abilify to 12.5mg and I could tell he was in a worse place. Some months before we reduced it to 12mg and he was having big time meltdown in school. Now school is ok, although I can see his thoughts race for the first 6 hours of the day until body and mind are exhausted. The issue of a mood stab comes up often in threads I start. I am sure I brought it up to psychiatrist before and now I forget how he explained why not, may be it's because difficult child doesn't really have mood swings, just that (hypo)manic state that wears him out to crankiness by midday. I'll talk to psychiatrist again though the next appointment is only in 3 weeks or so; I'll see if I need to move it up. difficult child's dystonia now comes only when he's very tired, the rest of the time no problem... I was recommended acupuncture for it, I think we'll try it. [/QUOTE]
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