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What Is Dyskinesia?

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Posted on Sat, 7 Mar 2015
Question: what is dyskinesias
I was diagnosed I was given ropinirole .25mg, divalproex delayedreleasa 250mg tb,
carbamazepine200mg er capsules
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Answered by Dr. Olsi Taka (50 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Means abnormal movements.

Detailed Answer:
I read your query and I am sorry about your health problems.

Dyskinesia is a medical term meaning abnormal movement. It is a general term which doesn't say much about the origin of these movements. Often are present in people who have been treated for a long time with antipsychotic medication as a side effect of these treatments.

Perhaps it would be easier to help you if you told some more on the way they began and on the evolution of these symptoms in time. Also what imaging and laboratory tests have you had for the cause.

Several treatments can be tried but not always successful, it is a field of neurology which is very difficult to treat. The most common are clonazepam, dopamine agonists (like ropinirol), divalproex.
Benztropine which you take can at times have negative effects for some forms of dyskinesias.

I remain at your disposal for further questions.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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What Is Dyskinesia?

Brief Answer: Means abnormal movements. Detailed Answer: I read your query and I am sorry about your health problems. Dyskinesia is a medical term meaning abnormal movement. It is a general term which doesn't say much about the origin of these movements. Often are present in people who have been treated for a long time with antipsychotic medication as a side effect of these treatments. Perhaps it would be easier to help you if you told some more on the way they began and on the evolution of these symptoms in time. Also what imaging and laboratory tests have you had for the cause. Several treatments can be tried but not always successful, it is a field of neurology which is very difficult to treat. The most common are clonazepam, dopamine agonists (like ropinirol), divalproex. Benztropine which you take can at times have negative effects for some forms of dyskinesias. I remain at your disposal for further questions.