[Abcdefooo]

My family member had a mental attack and had to be rushed into psychiatric hospital. After 2 weeks she was released from hospital and now takes haloperidol, olanzapine and other medicine.

She suddenly became slow, passive, nonemotical, sleepy, tired, she gained a lot of weight (she used to be slim), but the problem is that she keeps opening her mouth. When she talks/eats/yawns, she closes her mouth for a second but then immediately opens it again. She looks really stupid with that mouth & it makes me sad.

Otorhinolaryngology doctor didn't help, she said we should deal with that & that it is permanent, psychiatrist doesn't solve it either.

I wanna ask if you have any experience with that...is there a way of treatment? Does the medicine do it or her brain got damaged because of the illness?

Sorry for english

[IowaFarmGal]

haldol can cause mouth movements. It can become so severe it interferes with eating. Does she have to be on that particular med? If that psychiatrist it alright with this maybe you need a different one.

[Odee]

All of this definitely sounds like the medications. You family member seriously needs to see a good and concerned psychiatrist!! She doesn't deserve to feel so sleepy, gain weight, and suffer strange movement disorders. If the current psychiatrist can't solve it, find a new one who will care ASAP

[healingme4me]

Very well could be a side effect. Has your relative seen a neurologist?
My first thought was tardive dyskinesia. Only because I've seen such an illness discussed before, due to being a neurology patient, and years of reading, learning, et al. ((what happens when an MS patient, lands in PC, ok?))
I'm certainly just a patient. Not a doctor, so seeing a doctor, that can identify and figure out what is going on, is imperative

Tardive dyskinesia: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia

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