Is this Tardive Dyskinesia

This is my 6 month old son named Karter is has been sick ever since he was born. Karter was Diagnbosed iwth infantile spasms when he was 2 months old. He has been takinbg Reglan for digestive problems ever since he was 2 days old and was just recently taking off of the medication because it wsnt helping him in any way. I have a feeling thge he may have TD has thge same symptoms as IS or west syndrome. But when they did a EEG to confirm that he had IS the EEG was neg. for that diagnosis and he conbtinues to spasm and cry and stiffen up like he is in pain he is always vomitting and he also vomits in his sleep and has choked mulitple times that it scares me to leave him alone. If anyone has and suggestions please let me know.

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[mstgriddle]

looks like he just needs some attention to me......

[ozark5150]

has he ever been checked for chairi malfomation?

[Kaylaaalovee]

Did you ever find out what is wrong with him?? Poor thing. :/

[fructmals]

are you trying to get the crazy check? or the check from the reglan lawyer? We cannot assess your child like this, in a crazy situation. One child gets to run around, while he probably has to sit in chair a little to long, so let's see him when he's content. Not aggravated. All I can think is the child wants up, and out. Reglan can cause serious side effects in children. But , I just can't tell with your example.

[madbandicooot]

I got Tardive Dystonia from an antipsychotic, about 2 years ago and now its gone away...so there is always hope, I thought Reglan was one of the worst offenders for causing TD, it's sad to see him like this :(

[1212sylvy]

Doesn't look like Tardive Dyskinesia to me. It looks like he's trying to escape the baby chair.

[1d9]

Great. No useful information on domperidone here:

(search 'GORD in children domperidone' on PubMed, 1st result, 2008 article)

Though, I found out on Wikipedia that appearantly domperidone CAN help with pediatric gastroesophageal reflux (sadly, no supportive citation), but also has a chance of inducing heart-related side effects so I assume you'd have to monitor the child closely. Also, appearantly domperidone isn't FDA approved but not really illegal, either. (I don't live in the US, anyway.)

[1d9]

Seriously...

I know Youtube isn't exactly the place to ask these kinds of things, but if anybody knows the answer I'd really like to hear it. Even if little Karter didn't have TD, just an epizode of Sandifer's syndrome, I'm still wondering for the sake of other little children out there. (For example, MedScape advises metoclopramide for Sandifer's sy., but doesn't mention domperidone. Among anti-emetics, however, the only difference they mention is having less side effects).

[1d9]

Question about drugs that enhance GI motility.

My Pharmacology book says metoclopramide works similar to domperidone, but has more CNS side effects because it permeates the brain more easily. It also says that dyskinesia is more likely to occur in children and young people. That's about all the book says on the differences between the two.

So, if these are the only major differences, why do they give kids metoclopramide instead of domperidone? Where's the catch? - Med student.

[luvdin]

@Utube3215 While it is very difficult to see children suffer in this way, I cannot completely agree with you on avoiding medicating children and/or adults and punishing drug companies. There are some ailments and conditions that simply require medical treatment and go beyond homeopathic abilities or waiting it out. But it IS hard to know what some medications can do to people. My hope is that if a medication is absolutely necessary, especially for a child, that these researchers and companies