what advice on tourettes sufferers ?

Answer 1

If you are on meds, take them regularly.

Don't watch any movies or documentaries on the subject. I'm not kidding, tics are catchy! It may sound crazy, but it's true. If you start watching someone with certain tics, you will start doing them yourself. I have had it happen to me and I have heard of it happening to others.

Try not to think about it. I find when I think about my tourette's, I'll start ticing. But when I don't think about it, I can be ok for a while.

If you don't know about it already, there is the Tourette's Syndrome Association website. http://www.tsa-usa.org
They might have some helpful info too.

Good luck, honey!

EDIT:
For all of you uneducated people who seem to associate Tourette's with uncontrollable swearing...I'd like to inform you that you are thinking of something called "Coprolalia". Most people with Tourette's do not have that. So before you go spewing any more idiotic comments, concider yourself informed and your ignorance is now inexcused.

Answer 2

I take Cymbalta and it stops my mind from racing so much. My main tic is sniffing. I had a lot of others when I was younger. I take Cymbalta because it also helps with fibromyalgia pain. If I had my choice of medicines, I think I would start with Strattera, a nonamphetamine medicine for ADHD. Most antidepressants help the mindracing and tics also.

Tourette syndrome is an anxiety disorder and in same family as obsessive compulsive disorder, ADHD and many others. When family studies are done, all of these things show up. It is not really rare. I see people with it all the time that don't know they have it. I remember seeing Billy Bob Thornton at an awards show when he didn't know the cameras were on him. He has the classic eyeblinking tics of someone with Tourette syndrome.

Answer 3

Okay I know how you feel I have mild tourettes if you hven't already go to a physician they can direct you to the type of doctor you need! Mine is that I blink really hard constantly and that I push my top lip up to my nose and push them together I usually do them at the same time!! You may think I'm just trying to make fun of you like the others but I'm not that doc can give you meds!! I'm serious they're idiotd and don't listen to them!!!!!!!!!

Answer 4

It seems its a complex subject. Look up tourettes syndrome and spend days filtering through.

Answer 5

working with and individual with tourettes can be stressfull when I did I just kept reminding myself that the outbursts were not voluntary and to iginore and support the indiviual as much as needed many who have this disorder also have an underlying depression and need some one to listen tooo so just bee there for them!! Good Luck

Answer 6

Recently I worked with a young TS sufferer. I was impressed by the way he would turn his verbal tics into coughs or greetings. In fact he was about the most popular person in the town because he had greeted just about everybody and everybody had greeted him back.

Answer 7

While in public, I find that if I treat my son "normally", that others will follow suit.

At home, he can tic without comment from others. We try to keep our home as stress free as possible, as this helps to reduce tics.

He is treated with the same love and respect as everyone else. He has chores and homework, just like everyone else.

Answer 8

explain that you have tourettes and take your medication

Answer 9

not sure what you really need,but we just play the cards we are belt in life,every one on here has some kind of problem,mentally and physically.no one is perfect.just keep doing what you are doing.most of us understand.

Answer 10

Be polite