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#1
Nov 19, 2020, 01:45 PM
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The nurse that gives me my injection said everyone on antipsychotics should have an AIMS test once a year. I’ve been on APs for about 6 or 7 years now and never heard of such a thing. It tests for things like tardive dyskinesia and dystonia.
Nurse tested me and said there were some little things like tremory hands but nothing to worry about. For those of you who are on APs, have you ever had such a test?
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#2
Nov 19, 2020, 02:10 PM
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NO! I have never heard of this.
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Nov 19, 2020, 02:53 PM
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I've heard of it
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Nov 19, 2020, 03:31 PM
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I have not had the entire AIMS test ever, that I recall. Especially not during this time when we're doing telehealth. My pdoc has asked me to do a few of the AIMS procedures, though. Hold out my hands, touch the tip of my nose several times with my finger, stick out my tongue.
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Nov 19, 2020, 07:11 PM
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Never heard of it!
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Nov 19, 2020, 08:27 PM
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#7
Nov 19, 2020, 08:30 PM
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I had it done once or twice when I was having dystonia from a combination of APs. I think she did it once soon after I stopped one AP and then a month later to be sure it was ok.
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Nov 20, 2020, 02:25 AM
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What type of test is this? I’ve never even heard of it nor has it been suggested I have one. Yikes.
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#9
Nov 20, 2020, 02:28 AM
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crazy Hitch, maybe this helps to see what it is..
https://mmcp.health.maryland.gov/pap...nt%20Scale.pdf
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Nov 22, 2020, 03:35 AM
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Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS) testing needs to be done at least once a year if you're on antipsychotics. As a nurse I've given them many times to my elderly patients on APs, and I just had one done myself by my new pdoc. I have a diagnosis of tardive dyskinesia which manifests as tremors in my hands and constantly tapping feet. So far it's manageable and I'm not on any medication for it. But it is annoying!
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