Thread: Need help bad

If you are relatively normal other than these outbreaks, I'd say theres a good chance you have some degree of tourette's syndrome. Obviously you need a physician who will make an official diagnosis, but if it turns out to be tourette's, there are several medications that you can try. I would try expressing your desire to diagnose and treat your disorder with your current physician one more time, before calling around to find another, hopefully you will convince them.

Heres some info from wikipedia,

"People with Tourette's have normal life expectancy and intelligence. The severity of the tics decreases for most children as they pass through adolescence, and extreme Tourette's in adulthood is a rarity."

"The classes of medication with the most proven efficacy in treating tics—typical and atypical neuroleptics including risperidone (trade name[A] Risperdal), ziprasidone (Geodon), haloperidol (Haldol), pimozide (Orap) and fluphenazine (Prolixin)—can have long-term and short-term adverse effects.[41] The antihypertensive agents clonidine (trade name Catapres) and guanfacine (Tenex) are also used to treat tics; studies show variable efficacy, but a lower side effect profile than the neuroleptics.[1] Stimulants and other medications may be useful in treating ADHD when it co-occurs with tic disorders. Drugs from several other classes of medications can be used when stimulant trials fail, including guanfacine (trade name Tenex), atomoxetine (Strattera) and tricyclics. Clomipramine (Anafranil), a tricyclic antidepressant, and SSRIs—a class of antidepressants including fluoxetine (Prozac), sertraline (Zoloft), and fluvoxamine (Luvox)—may be prescribed when a Tourette's patient also has symptoms of obsessive–compulsive disorder.[41] "

thanks help alot. but ya i have tourrettes :/ sucks cause i dont know what im gonna do when i move out and try to live on my own. tourrettes sucks ass. thanks for the information

Originally Posted by chipotlee

thanks help alot. but ya i have tourrettes :/ sucks cause i dont know what im gonna do when i move out and try to live on my own. tourrettes sucks ass. thanks for the information

Try to find a safe and effective treatment that works for you, you might not find a complete cure but something that reduces the instances. Low dose nicotine patches are frequently prescribed for tourettes, though nicotine is technically a stimulant, it tends to cause relaxation. I think its a good first step since in low doses nicotine is typically free of significant side effects, ofcourse ask your doctor about it first. I personally would ask to try all the safest treatments before trying drugs with a high risk of side effects. Good luck.

see a doctor ...

aww hun I feel bad, my friend has tourettes also, he was on medication and never once ticked or anything, but the medication could have side-effects but In most cases its well worth it

Feel better hun and see a doctor/psychiatrist!

I've had this happen to me on ONE occasion, and I was drunk...so I don't really know how you feel, but I can sort-of relate..it was pretty embarrassing to wake up with everyone standing over me mid-verse.

Bang your head as in to the music, or against solid objects (ouch)?

And for a temporary solution...perhaps while adjusting to some medication etc, you could (not joking...remember just as a temporary solution) invest in a ballgag if you're worried about keeping other people awake...just throwin it out there...or find roommates who listen to headphones while they sleep?