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Camillia So sorry about the rough times. Sounds like he was developing a tardive dyskinesia- My medical dictionary (Tabers) says the following---Condition of slow rhytmical, automatic sterotyped movements, either generalized or in single muscle groups. These occur as an undesired effect of therapy with certain psychotropic drugs, esp. the phenothiazines. Another name for this is extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS). Some people have a rhymic movement of their tongue (in and out or back and forth) I understand if this is allowed over a period of time, the movements become irreversable. Best advice would come from his neuro. I understand Polypharmacy is a contributing cause as well as a dopamine/acetyloline balance is disturbed. Forgive me for going on and on--bet your best resource besides his neuro is our good Dr. Mayer (sp?) Mary CG for Mel 76/11 HANG IN THERE