How did *s handlers get rid of the coke jaw?

[Spacemom]

I can barely stand to watch him, but I've noticed that the "coke jaw" seems to be gone. It used to be very obvious.

[Dora]

1. Tranqs is my bet, or some other rx cocktail. n/t

[CrazyOrangeCat]

5. Bingo.

His speech has really deteriorated in the last year.

He makes no sense whatsoever.

Valium. Lots of it.

[TahitiNut]

14. I'd give a testicle to have a certified list of the psychotropic drugs he's on.

A beta blocker is just one part of the cocktail. They've got to be medicating that tool to the gills.

[KittyWampus]

25. What's a beta-blocker?

[TahitiNut]

26. It's a class of drugs used for a variety of reasons, but their anti-anxiety and

... 'sweat-suppressing' effects are often rationalized as treatment justifications. The quesstion would be "Which one is he taking?" That would offer an insight to other behaviors.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_blocker

[Warpy]

16. Cogentin

is the likely treatment. People on antipsychotics with unwanted physical tics take it to control involuntary movement.

[originalpckelly]

18. I know, I have a relative who has to take antipsychotics and...

she also has to take Cogentin. I don't really know if she'd be fit to be President of the USA, however. This could be why he's acting so irrational on Iraq.

We might have to start talking about this as a nation, because this guy doesn't seem to be fit to be President.

[tblue]

2. Must've changed his meds.

[AndyA]

3. A new Pod has become fully developed, and the programming has

eliminated the jaw flaw from the previous Pod.

:shrug:

[Joe_VB]

4. What the heck is coke jaw?

[goddess40]

6. It's something present or past coke users do with their jaw

It's kind of hard for me to put it in words it's a thrust movement they do.

[lectrobyte]

7. that jaw grinding thing that * used to do. gritting teeth, clenched jaw,

etc. one of the symptoms of cocaine abuse.

[originalpckelly]

I think it's that weird thing he used to do with his jaw...

when he was talking. He'd like move it for no reason.

[Spacemom]

8. It's grinding the jaw

usually caused by drug use.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=VddD6TDFCoI

[Joe_VB]

13. Thanks for the explaination.....

[no_hypocrisy]

9. Botox does wonders! n/t

[Cleita]

19. My thoughts too. Medication would only make him more zombie

like and I don't think would help the coke jaw.

[Buddyblazon]

10. Qualludes and Jack!

Always works for me.

[Chimichurri]

11. I was wondering the same thing the other day. It's amazing how

they've been able to stop the coke-jaw and how have they managed to help his speaking ability? He seems not to be stumbling as much.

[vogonity]

12. It's not totally gone...

I saw the coke jaw a couple of times during the 11/08/06 bizarre press conference.

[Virginia Dare]

15. I saw a medical explanation here on DU at one time...

there was speculation that it was due to the anti-alcohol drugs he was on. It also was causing the splotchy skin. I think he's off the anti-alcohol drugs and quite firmly off the wagon, and has been since Katrina or sometime before. Ergo, the clenching jaw and splotchy skin are gone.

[originalpckelly]

17. We assume this is because of coke or anti-alcohol drugs...

I wonder if it could be from something a little more dangerous. I wonder if he has to take some sort of medicine to treat mental illness of some sort. He's been acting very irrational, he's shown poor judgment. I wonder if these things are related.

[Cleita]

22. He's a real fruitcake that's for sure. I don't know if medication

would cause it because he's already there.

[Cleita]

21. That's Antabuse that causes the splotchy skin if you drink

while taking it. The way it works is to make you stay away from alcohol or suffer the consequences. I don't know if it's still in use. I'm sure they have something better today.

[leftofthedial]

20. mega drugs

haldol or the like

poppy was a major drug user in his WH days too.

[Deep13]

23. staples

[robertpaulsen]

24. It must be Novocaine.

It would also explain why lately I can't understand a goddamn thing he says.