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What oral medications can help spasmodic torticollis?

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Dr. Alan Ali answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Spasmodic Torticolli: Anticholinergic agents, baclofen, klonopin, (clonazepam) if detected early. Another older medications are Dopamine blockers, but are out of fashion due to severe side-effects.

Answered 1/7/2015

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Very few: We sometimes try baclofen, valium derivatives, some seizure meds.... Sometimes l-dopa. But they don't work very well. Botox generally works better.

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