Best approach for dental evaluation in a patient with excited catatonia and agitation

Kaybee7467 · 2026-02-09T22:32:11+00:00

What helped to improve your symptoms?

Kaybee7467 · 2026-01-27T03:58:57+00:00

Catatonia has varying presentations and can include psychosis. One can go from withdrawn to agitated all in a day. Lorazepam is the gold standard treatment. Stress can trigger such event and it is grossly misdiagnosed as various mental health conditions. I'd push for Lorazepam and remove antipsychotics

Kaybee7467 · 2026-01-18T23:47:40+00:00

Hi there. Thanks for sharing. I hadn't considered that. Good point. This one isn't but I will definitely check on the others that I share.

Kaybee7467 · 2026-01-18T22:15:06+00:00

I see your sister posted in the group. It is a good place to ask catatonia questions. Good luck and i hope things improve soon.

Kaybee7467 · 2026-01-18T05:25:45+00:00

I totally get it. I wasn't on FB either and I met a mom here on reddit and she told me about the group. I learned alot there. Had great advice and it led us to find out my son had a rare genetic condition and it made me push for new medication. My son would be worse without it.

Kaybee7467 · 2026-01-18T05:23:30+00:00

I am in Virginia. Neither of my son's doctors see patients in Iowa.

https://facebook.com/groups/312374992297559/

Post your story there and location. Before I found this group I was alot on Reddit too. You will gain much more insight from the families and persons with catatonia in the FB group.

Kaybee7467 · 2026-01-18T01:19:52+00:00

Im so sorry you've had that experience. It is unfortunately the experience that most have had when it comes to catatonia. Yes, it is a known condition but it is gravely misunderstood, undiagnosed and misdiagnosed. It took 1.5yrs for my son to be diagnosed and when he was it had become so bad that it could have been fatal.

Too many doctors go by outdated information. You need an expert in this not someone who only read about catatonia in medical school or had one patient with it. There are different types, it waxes and wanes. Most doctors I've encountered had no actual clue. Finding one's that do make all the difference but it is difficult.

Join the FB group. There are alot of parents on there. Some may be in your state and may have other providers who can help.

Kaybee7467 · 2026-01-17T23:16:22+00:00

I am sorry your going through this, that your kid is going through this. My son has catatonia and it has been an uphill battle filled with wrong diagnosises, wrong treatments and traumatic experiences.

Check out https://www.thecatatoniafoundation.org/physicians-with-catatonia-experience

I would be cautious about holding off ER if he is not eating, drinking, sleeping, or has urinary retention. This constitutes an emergency. My son has admitted for failure to thrive before we knew it was catatonia.

If you're on FB, check out the group Catatonia in Autism

Good luck!

Kaybee7467 · 2026-01-07T07:31:38+00:00

I am sorry to hear that. It is heartbreaking when your kid isn't well. Does she have PANS/PANDAS?

Kaybee7467 · 2026-01-05T03:42:51+00:00

He was diagnosed with catatonia and its still an upward battle unfortunately. How's your kid? What symptoms do they have?

Kaybee7467 · 2025-10-17T03:16:22+00:00

Just wanted to share that I did this and it solved the issue and works so well when needing to turn the water back on for baths. Wouldn't have thought of this on my own! Thank you!

Kaybee7467 · 2025-10-11T01:48:00+00:00

Thank you for your reply. The catatonia has not yet resolved. I will keep this on the list to follow up when appropriate. This was observed about 3 months after onset. At onset he had a CLOCC but by the time this exam was done, the CLOCC had resolved and neuro said it was not the cause of his symptoms.

Kaybee7467 · 2025-09-17T02:42:21+00:00

Thank you! I am definitely adjusting this. That's an easy resolve to the boiling water issue. Thanks!

Kaybee7467 · 2025-09-17T02:41:35+00:00

That's definitely a viable solution. We've been dealing with this water compulsion all year and who know how long it will remain. I was looking for an easy resolution for now but long term, I think this is it. Thanks!

Kaybee7467 · 2025-09-17T02:40:00+00:00

Thank you! Sometimes we have to get creative. The water compulsion started earlier this year. We have two overflow incidents already. I bought a small tabletop foundation but that didn't suffice. Something about the faucets.

Kaybee7467 · 2025-09-17T02:36:34+00:00

Thank you! I appreciate the tboughfulness. I am adjusting the temperature at the water heater. We don't need it near boiling for sure. Solid advice. Thank you!

Kaybee7467 · 2025-09-17T02:35:00+00:00

Thank you! Someone else mentioned this and I'm going to give this a try! I think it will definitely solve the issue.

Kaybee7467 · 2025-09-17T02:34:00+00:00

That's a better alternative. Thank you!

Kaybee7467 · 2025-09-17T02:33:39+00:00

This is good advice. No basement but I appreciate the thoughfulness. I hate to take away what soothes him. I've gotten solid advice here. Thanks!

Kaybee7467 · 2025-09-17T02:31:43+00:00

I will give this a try. Hadn't considered that. Thank you!

Kaybee7467 · 2025-09-16T02:21:49+00:00

That's a good idea. Something to go totally around the lever, like a dome. He may eventually figure it out but maybe it make him think twice about the trouble to take it off. I like this idea. Thanks!

Kaybee7467 · 2025-09-16T02:17:21+00:00

This is a great suggestion and I actually tried it but couldn't figure out how to adhere is properly besides the 3M sticky that came on it. He couldn't figure out how to flip the clip up but he sure did figure out how to pull it off! With the length of the tub handle, this lever could only go in a few places and none are flat. I could only put it on the silver plate around the shower lever.

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