My son is extremely sensitive to medications and the only side effect he got from the xenazine was tiredness, but as you know everyone reacts differently. At the moment though his tics get so bad only clonex helps.
Thank you for your comments. My son was given HALDOL but when he read all the possible side effects, one of which said there have been cases of sudden death! neither of us wanted to take the chance so his Dr said try Risperidone, but like i said he had a allergic reaction to that.
Hi, My son has TS & has had very good results with Haldol with slight negative effects. When U say that ".... on the internet. All of them have awful side effects." Each patient reacts differently & won't have ALL those side effects or any. The percentages for each side effect are listed. Neurologists usually treat TS instead of Psychs. Also, Xenazine is for adults & was used in Canada & Europe before it was approved in the US about 2+ yrs ago. Plz read my posts & try & stay positive.
Thank you for taking the time to answer.
I have looked both of the drugs you mentioned up on the internet. All of them have awful side effects My son is very reluctant to try other meds as when he tried Risperidone just over a week ago he had an allergic reaction and we ended up in a&e!
Have you tried xenazine ( chemical name is tetrabenazine)? We've also found clonex gives some relief.