I have Tourette Syndrome. And it recently became vocal, resembling hiccups. I'm 14, and really don't want to deal with it at school. So please, if there is a cure, say so! =]
PS- I haven't been doing anything stressful, I've been sleeping normally and avoiding food coloring. So, I don't know why it came back.
2007-03-24 08:56:21 · 8 answers · asked by Karma 1 in Health ➔ Mental Health
May I point out that you have asked this question in the wrong category? Tourettes is not a mental illness. It is Neurological, or to be more specific, Neurobiological.
Think of it this way: Your software is fine (mental capabilities, aptitude for learning,etc). Your hardware, however, has a malfunctioning wire (neuron) and that causes you to tic. You are not mentally ill.
Tourettes is lifelong and there is not a cure. It's not degenerative. The tics are migratory and so that is why it seems to go away for awhile.
Ask your parents to take you to a Pediatric Neurologist. There are medication that can lessen the severity of the tics and vocal tremors. Ther is no medicine that can take it completely away. Depending on you case and whether or not you have any accompanying disorders (OCD, etc) will define which medications you can try. ALL medications are hit and miss. TS medications work differently for each person.
I'm sorry, but it is something you are going to have to deal with. Check out the TSA Youth Ambassador program.
http://www.tsa-usa.org
Confront your issues head on!
Best wishes.
2007-03-25 12:25:35 · answer #1 · answered by Juliart 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I was little, my mom thought I had Tourette Syndrome, but when I was 11, she took me to the doctor and they put me through some fun tests (shutting one eye while standing on one foot, an EEG, blood test, that kind of stuff to rule out other stuff). They put me on meds and nothing changed, so when I was in high school, I went to a child psychologist who ALSO put me on meds, this time, antidepressants. At some point, they'd figured out all my stupid little tics and noises and stuff weren't Tourettes, they were actually obsessive-compulsive disorder. When I was 18, I decided to slowly go off my meds because they'd never done a thing for me. I was still counting stairs, clearing my throat, making grunting noises, picking at my arms, etc. The list goes on, believe me. At some point afterward, my OCD started to lessen, I don't know why. I'm now 25 and have almost stopped completely, with no idea what happened. I still do some things, but most are unnoticable. I don't know about cures, since nothing but time seemed to help me. I was once told by a very loving, intelligent person that these things are a deeply-seated need for control, and that learning to relenquish control can help your mind let go of it's needless actions. I hope that helps. If it doesn't, I've found it's possible to slowly transfer your tics to less obvious ones. Sometimes you have no choice, though.
2007-03-24 09:23:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anniekd 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I recently saw on a talk show about a person with Tourette Syndrome that had surgery for it, and is completely cured now.
Good Luck!!
2007-03-24 09:12:54 · answer #3 · answered by Kristen T 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is no cure for Tourette Syndrome, yet, people are still working on that. But usually you grow out of it. Ask your doctor about it, there are medicines that help with the symptoms.
2007-03-24 09:02:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
well you can get on medicines to make your tics less but they won't go away. stress can make the tics worse so you may get on a anti-siezure medicine or on a blood pressure medicine or something else. people with severe tourett syndrome you can get a brain surgery called deep brain stimulation but this is not common at all. I hope this helps
2016-03-29 02:28:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think it depends on how bad you have it ,my nephew has it and got throught high school without too much trouble. he had trouble with his eyes squinting and was very self concous and wore dark sun glasses to help him cover his eyes ,and the help of good friends would be great if they are understanding about something you can't help .there is medican you can take to control it i think ,i take it you are seeing a doctor.
2007-03-24 09:07:43 · answer #6 · answered by masie 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There's no cure. Have you seen a doctor about it? I suggest you do.
2007-03-24 09:01:57 · answer #7 · answered by Ella 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There have been promising results controlling it with cognitive therapies and anticonvulsant meds.
2007-03-24 09:24:43 · answer #8 · answered by Ravenous 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋