Guest guest Posted May 30, 2011 Report Share Posted May 30, 2011 Group the Dr.'s believe that has a acute dystonic reaction to the med Saphris that was used to treat his behaviors. While dystonic reactions can be hereditary and come in the form of Parkinson's disease, 's Disease, MS, etc. Dystonia can also be caused due to meds like Risperidone,Risperidal,Abilify, Seroquel,Saphris, & Phenegan just to name some of the common meds our children take. If the dystonia is Acute Dystonia meds like valium,benedryl,cogentin,and some others are used to reverse these symptoms. However if dystonia is caused by a disease such a Parkinson, the symptoms appearantly do not reverse. Since we took off the offending med Saphris he has not had another breathing attach, with his arm pulled up to his chest so I am hopeful this was med induced. This can be life threatening. If your child suddenly gets muscle stiffening,breathing difficulties see a nuerologist and not a general pediatrician or General practionier. Dystonia can affect just one part of the body or several parts at once and can cause dysphagia,which has had with apiration pnumonia on more than one occassion. I am giving you a link with information about Dystonia. My hope is to keep another child from suffering from this horrible condition while the Dr.'s are not able to figure out what is going on.Cyndi Burns http://wiki.medpedia.com/Dystonia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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