Guest guest Posted June 11, 2008 Report Share Posted June 11, 2008 Don't know if it helps, but I was told my son should take benadryl with one of his medications to avoid ticks. Please ask your doctor if this would help with the risperdal. My son took risperdal for many years but there were no ticks side effects. (He did gain a lot of weight, but no ticks). Good luck Yesmin Please note that effective August 31, 2006, my email address is: ymvaldivieso@... Best Regards, Yesmin diskinesia My son took risperdal and we just had to stop given > it to him because a side > effect, he develop tardive diskinesia (very bad > tics on his face) and now > we are trying anything and the tics are not > changing, he has it all the > time. He has major behavior issues and without the > risperdal gets very hiper > too. We see Dr. Torocsik at the DM and I understand > you are looking for > someone outside the DM but also we take him to Dr. > Hoffman and he > is great helping him in trying to control his > behavior and great with in > teaching us how to deal with the behaviors. I came across this previous e-mail today ---after hearing from a Psychiatrist that my daughter may have this as well (oral motor.) Were you able to see improvement with any meds since April? I'm very concerned now with not being able to stop her continual mouth/chin movements! Thank you , gb7289@... Vote for your city's best dining and nightlife. City's Best 2008. Get the Moviefone Toolbar. Showtimes, theaters, movie news, more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2008 Report Share Posted June 11, 2008 Thank you for your suggestion! We luckily got an appointment with the Neurologist next week to tell us what he thinks. I just hope its not permanent! We are weaning her off Zoloft now (may have been a culprit to her issues of diskinesia?) I read an article that mentioned infants that have lost oxygen when they were born could get this--- my daughter lost oxygen a few times due to GI reflux which caused Apnea.) I will bring up Benadryl in conversation. Thanks, gb7289@... Vote for your city's best dining and nightlife. City's Best 2008. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2008 Report Share Posted June 11, 2008 My son who is 24 takes a low dose of Risperdol - 1/2 of a 0.5 mg tablet mornings and a whole 0.5 tablet at bedtime. He has never had a problem w/ tics either. As you said, our doctor told us a children's Benadryl should take care of any tics. We take this low dose and combine it with Depakote (unfortunately this can cause diabetic complications). My son also has the meltdown/anger management problems. For a while we used manganese to control the problems, but around age 18 the problems became impossible to control with the herbals and natural products. DonnaSubject: Re: diskinesiaTo: sList Date: Wednesday, June 11, 2008, 1:48 PM Don't know if it helps, but I was told my son should take benadryl with one of his medications to avoid ticks. Please ask your doctor if this would help with the risperdal. My son took risperdal for many years but there were no ticks side effects. (He did gain a lot of weight, but no ticks). Good luck Yesmin Please note that effective August 31, 2006, my email address is: ymvaldivieso@ gmail.com Best Regards, Yesmin diskinesia My son took risperdal and we just had to stop given > it to him because a side > effect, he develop tardive diskinesia (very bad > tics on his face) and now > we are trying anything and the tics are not > changing, he has it all the > time. He has major behavior issues and without the > risperdal gets very hiper > too. We see Dr. Torocsik at the DM and I understand > you are looking for > someone outside the DM but also we take him to Dr. > Hoffman and he > is great helping him in trying to control his > behavior and great with in > teaching us how to deal with the behaviors. I came across this previous e-mail today ---after hearing from a Psychiatrist that my daughter may have this as well (oral motor.) Were you able to see improvement with any meds since April? I'm very concerned now with not being able to stop her continual mouth/chin movements! Thank you , gb7289@... Vote for your city's best dining and nightlife. City's Best 2008. Get the Moviefone Toolbar. Showtimes, theaters, movie news, more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2008 Report Share Posted June 11, 2008 I am very pleased with Dr. Armenteros in Coral Gables... -------------- Original message from GB7289@...: -------------- My son took risperdal and we just had to stop given> it to him because a side> effect, he develop tardive diskinesia (very bad> tics on his face) and now> we are trying anything and the tics are not> changing, he has it all the> time. He has major behavior issues and without the> risperdal gets very hiper> too. We see Dr. Torocsik at the DM and I understand> you are looking for> someone outside the DM but also we take him to Dr.> Hoffman and he> is great helping him in trying to control his> behavior and great with in> teaching us how to deal with the behaviors. I came across this previous e-mail today ---after hearing from a Psychiatrist that my daughter may have this as well (oral motor.) Were you able to see improvement with any meds since April? I'm very concerned now with not being able to stop her continual mouth/chin movements! Thank you , gb7289@... Vote for your city's best dining and nightlife. City's Best 2008. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 11, 2008 Report Share Posted June 11, 2008 Hi, Yes, tics went away after stopping the risperdal, it took about 6 weeks, he takes klonopin and vitamin E to control the tics. He now has some blinking constantly, we do not know if it really was diskinesia or just a tic. The neurologist does not want to take any chances and she does not want to put him on Risperdal anymore. During the summer I have more control for his behavior at home,we'll worry in a couple of months before school start what is going to be the medical plan for him, risperdal did help him to control his behavior and he did absolutely fantastic while he was on it. Good Luck!!! To: sList From: GB7289@...Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:24:28 -0400Subject: diskinesia My son took risperdal and we just had to stop given> it to him because a side> effect, he develop tardive diskinesia (very bad> tics on his face) and now> we are trying anything and the tics are not> changing, he has it all the> time. He has major behavior issues and without the> risperdal gets very hiper> too. We see Dr. Torocsik at the DM and I understand> you are looking for> someone outside the DM but also we take him to Dr.> Hoffman and he> is great helping him in trying to control his> behavior and great with in> teaching us how to deal with the behaviors. I came across this previous e-mail today ---after hearing from a Psychiatrist that my daughter may have this as well (oral motor.) Were you able to see improvement with any meds since April? I'm very concerned now with not being able to stop her continual mouth/chin movements! Thank you , gb7289@... Vote for your city's best dining and nightlife. City's Best 2008. Enjoy 5 GB of free, password-protected online storage. Get Windows Live SkyDrive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 Hi, Yes, tics went away after stopping the risperdal, it took about 6 weeks, he takes klonopin and vitamin E to control the tics. He now has some blinking constantly, we do not know if it really was diskinesia or just a tic. The neurologist does not want to take any chances and she does not want to put him on Risperdal anymore. During the summer I have more control for his behavior at home,we'll worry in a couple of months before school start what is going to be the medical plan for him, risperdal did help him to control his behavior and he did absolutely fantastic while he was on it. Good Luck!!! Thank you for the information. When I speak to the neurologist next week, I will bring up Klonopin (which may work for her as a double fix- help anxiety as well.) She is on Focalin and Zoloft. This brings up a confusing issue. The Psychiatrist said if it was tic movements, its from the Focalin (a form of Ritalin). However, if its diskinesia (more of a non-stop pulsating motor movement and lip protrusion) it can be from the Zoloft. We are weaning her off the Zoloft -the route at this point. Vote for your city's best dining and nightlife. City's Best 2008. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 Have you ever check his amino acid levels??? Taurine can help a lot with tics. > From: Yesmin vegacpa@... > Subject: Re: diskinesia > To: sList > Date: Wednesday, June 11, 2008, 1:48 PM > > > > > > > > > > > > Don't know if it helps, but I was told my son should take benadryl with one of his medications to avoid ticks. & nbsp; Please ask your doctor if this would help with the risperdal. & nbsp; My son took risperdal for many years but there were no ticks side effects. (He did gain a lot of weight, but no ticks). > > > > Good luck > > > > Yesmin > > > > > > & nbsp;Please note that effective August 31, 2006, > > my email address is: > > > > ymvaldivieso@ gmail.com > > > > Best Regards, > > > > Yesmin > > > > > diskinesia > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > My son took risperdal and we just had to stop given > > & gt; it to him because a side > > & gt; effect, he develop tardive diskinesia (very bad > > & gt; tics on his face) and now > > & gt; we are trying anything and the tics are not > > & gt; changing, he has it all the > > & gt; time. He has major behavior issues and without the > > & gt; risperdal gets very hiper > > & gt; too. We see Dr. Torocsik at the DM and I understand > > & gt; you are looking for > > & gt; someone outside the DM but also we take him to Dr. > > & gt; Hoffman and he > > & gt; is great helping him in trying to control his > > & gt; behavior and great with in > > & gt; teaching us how to deal with the behaviors. > > > & nbsp; > > > & nbsp; > > > I came across this previous & nbsp;e-mail today ---after hearing from a Psychiatrist & nbsp; that & nbsp;my & nbsp;daughter may have this as well (oral motor.) & nbsp;Were you able to see improvement with any meds since April? I'm very concerned now with not being able to stop her continual mouth/chin movements! > > > & nbsp; > > > Thank you , > > > > > > gb7289@... > > & nbsp; > > > > > > > > > > > > > Vote for your city's best dining and nightlife. City's Best 2008. > > > > > > > > > > > > Get the Moviefone Toolbar. Showtimes, theaters, movie news, more! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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