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this symptom includes acute muscular rigidity and cramping, a stiff or thick tongue with diffecultly swallwing and in sever cases, laryngospasm and respiratory difficulties; occurs most likely in the first week of treatment, those that are younger than 40, male, and those recieving first generation antipsychotics such as thiothixene (Narvane0 or haloperido (Haldol). {Ans: acute dystonia}The main symptoms of this disorder are: involuntary movements of the tongue, facial and neck muscles, upper and lower extremeties, and truncal musclature; tongue thrusting and protruding, lip smacking, blinking, grimacing, and other excessive unneccessary facial movements and characteristic; its irreversible. {Ans: Tardive dyskinesia (TD)}this symptom is a "drug-induced" parkinsonism; is often referred to by the generic label of EPS; resemble those of Parkinson's disease and include a stiff, shuffling, festinating gait (with small steps); cogwheel rigidity (ratchet-like movements of joints); drooling ; tremor, bradycardia, and coarse pill-rolling movements of the thumb and fingers while at rest. {Ans: pseudoparkinsonism}what categories are these drugs? phenothiazines: chlorpromazine (Thorazine); thioxanthene: thiothixene (Navane); butyrophenones: haloperido (Halidol) {Ans: conventional (first- generation) antipsychotics}This drug is a sensitizing agent that causes an adverse reaction when mixed with alcohol in the body; only use is as a deterrent to