Treatment
Medications
Some doctors may prescribe drug treatment when it is not absolutely necessary. In many cases, people with HD do better when medication is kept to a minimum. My Mom was on to many and went to the hospital. She was seeing things. Often, drugs that are effective at one stage of the disease may not be effective at another. My meds keep being upped. I got, one that, it made me, twich.
For these reasons, it is preferable to locate a neurologist with expertise in HD. Not all neurologists are familiar with the disease. Though a family physician is not likely to have much experience with HD, that physician should remain involved in ongoing care and treatment. The person with HD and family members play a critical role in monitoring and assessing the effectiveness of any care and treatment. We haave a good family Doctor here.
Tranquilizers such as clonazepam and antipsychotic drugs such as haloperidol- I am this med. It is perfect. No side effects. Clozapine can help control movements, violent outbursts and hallucinations. I want anti-choera medicine. While these medications can be helpful, a common side effect is sedation, and in some cases, these medications may cause additional stiffness and rigidity. Various medications, including fluoxetine (Prozac, Sarafem), sertraline (Zoloft) and nortriptyline (Aventyl, Pamelor), can help control depression and the obsessive-compulsive rituals that some people with Huntington's disease develop. Medications such as lithium can help control extreme emotions and mood swings. Prozac has been found to help us with our memory loss and abilty to learn. There is Memamtine, it helps with HD.There is an accupuncture technique that helps us. Emotional Freedom Techniques. It is good. Stem Cells treated the first person. Took away ten years of damage. There is also creatine(antioxidant).My brother is on creatine and is going into the Creatine trial. My Dad got me some Creatine too. Gary has noticed a change in 6 months. He gained wieght. There is Zoloft studies. I am part of CHORT I am part of PREDICT HD too. It is another exploratory Research. We are starting Creatine study in October. I have been doing that for 6 years now. Fish oils and COQ10(antioxidant), are being looked at too. Dimebond cured my demintia.. Blueberrys help too. MSG kills our brain cells. Sea salt builds them. We need the vitamin B12 so our brain does not shrink. OMEGA 3 will help demintia. Keep our mind active. I have a Scooter now. I enjoy taking it for fun rides.If these results hold true, caffeine would be the first specific environmental factor identified that can affect the onset of Huntington's disease. Consequently, stimulating the adenosine receptor — rather than blocking it, as caffeine does — could provide a new therapeutic approach to delaying the effects of Huntington's. , slows the onset of motor problems and delays death in three models of Huntington’s disease, according to researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies.
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Juvenile Huntington's Disease (JHD) refers to children/teenagers who develop symptoms of HD before they are 20 years old. Ten percent have it It is a rare condition and only 5% of people affected with HD will develop symptoms this young. The younger the child is the faster it will progress. This can make it quite an isolating experience for the person affected by HD, their family, and any professionals that are helping them. Most Docters do not know about it. Find a specialist. All of the symptoms will be different.
HD in young people can present differently to HD in adults, although this is not always the case. Children, and to a lesser extent teenagers, with HD are more likely to show rigidity of the muscles. It is less common for them to show the chorea , that is often seen in adults with HD. Epilepsy can occur in some people with JHD, and this occurs more commonly than in adults with HD. My family are all JHD, we get sick in our early twenties.
Treatments for Juvenile Huntington’s disease
Therapies they use