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commander bunnypants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-16-09 09:38 AM
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Tardive Dyskinesia
One of my clients has it bad. He can barely close his mouth and his neck is all tight and rigid.

Poor guy. It looks very painful. His docss are working on it

CB
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LeftyFingerPop Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-16-09 09:40 AM
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1. Sorry to hear that cb...
That is sometimes brought on by anti-psychotics, right?
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commander bunnypants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-16-09 09:42 AM
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2. yep
his docs switched his meds a few weeks back. I hope they switch him back

CB
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LeftyFingerPop Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-16-09 09:42 AM
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3. Can it be reversed?
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commander bunnypants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-16-09 09:44 AM
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4. they can minimize it
He has been on meds for years

Typicals and atypicals

CB
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LeftyFingerPop Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-16-09 09:45 AM
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5. I wish your client the best...
Are you a psychologist?
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commander bunnypants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-16-09 09:51 AM
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6. socail worker
Mental Health

CB
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LeftyFingerPop Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-16-09 09:56 AM
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7. That's great...can't be an easy job.
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raccoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-16-09 10:00 AM
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8. Good on you. In my state, caseloads for counselors there are out of this world. nt
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tigereye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-16-09 10:10 AM
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9. I rarely see that anymore, which is a good thing


it tends to shock me a be when I do.
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