Clonidine tourette's
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I am trying to alter his diet since I have read this online as a possible cause, but actually we feel lost and would like to help him, but do not know where to start. He is on Clonidine and has been for awhile and it has not helped with the tics, for they seem to be getting worse. Please advise on some possible solutions and please list any support groups in chicago northwest suburbs where we might find support and answers. Thank you for your time.
Thanks for using the forum. I am happy to address your questions, and my answer will be based on the information you provided here. Please make sure you recognize that this forum is for educational purposes only, and it does not substitute for a formal office visit with your doctor.
It sounds like you have been suffering from tics. While I can not directly recommend a treatment without examining you and obtaining a history, I will try to provide you with some information.
I took him to Children's in Pittsburgh and the neurologist still will not diagnose him with Tourette's because even though he's had the facial tics for 3-4 years he's only had the vocal tic for 3 weeks. Apparently the vocal and motor tics must both be present for a year. She did however give us a prescription for clonidine, so we'll see if that works or not.
I looked up those particular medications and I believe they can cause tardive dyskinesia, a neurological disability that is a form of Parkinsonianism. I have tardive dyskinesia and the treatments that have been most helpful to me are Zofran, the natural remedy as identifed in clinical studies rhodiola and Clonidine. I don't know if the first two are used in children but the Catapres (Clonidine) patch is and it can be very helpful.
Hi, My 13yr old son has mod-severe ADHD + OCD + Tourettes. In 2006 he showed a normal EKG. He has been taking Concerta ( 126 mg ), Abilify ( 6mg ), Prozac ( 40mg), Intuniv ( 4mg ), & clonidine at bedtime (.15mg). Since the last EKG he has tried diff SSRI's & SNRI's with some pos results. He is coming off the Abilify to try Haldol. His tics are very bad & last from 3pm after school until bedtime. We tried Risperdal yrs ago, but he wet the bed.
I was wondering if any of any other parents out there have kids with ADHD who also exhibit tourette's-like symptoms or have been diagnosed with tourette's? My son is almost 6 and we're quite sure he has ADHD (although he's still on the waiting list for the behavioral specialist).. he's very hyperactive, fidgetty, doesn't complete a task the 1st time you ask him, and his having a lot of trouble behaviorly in school ...
Sounds just like my daughter. They have said the same thing. She is also high functioning autism. Our last visit with her neurologist she said probably transient tic disorder, but I am thinking tourette's cause she has been doing this since age 8 and now she is 11. She had a 24 hour EEG and they said it was self-stimulatory repetitive movements with some verbal and motor tics. Seizures were ruled out.
I am starting to accept some of her problems are mental, but some are neurological.
Have you done any research on Tourette's Syndrome? Causes involuntary movements, called tics. Teeth grinding common, as well as mouth and eye blinking, making noises, and repetitive behaviours. It is an anxiety disorder, connected to OCD...you can read about it or ask your dr. I see you have ritalin and anti-depressants, common meds in treating anxiety disorders.
My family has a history of this, my husband is 57 and has been taking ritalin since 50 years old, diagnosed with adult ADD...
He also has adhd(diagnosed at age 6). He takes vyvanse 40m. for adhd, risperdone 1m. for mood disorder, and clonidine 0.2 for insomnia. He has motor ticks such as blinking his eyes ,shaking his head, twitching his shoulders,claps his hands or taps an object with his hands. He just started doing a skipping thing when he walks. Is this a tic? All of the motor tics i just mentioned are constant. The vocal tics he makes are sniffing, clearing his throat, and humming.
My husband is nearly 46 years old. He suffers from some Tourette's type symptoms, according to his doctor. These are the notes he wrote down from a test they did. Could you translate them for us?
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impression:
"Global cortical involutional changes that are advanced for age, with a frontoparietal predominance"
Thank you.
I'm 17 years old, a female, and I've been having a lot of facial tics.
Now, the reason why I'm asking is because as far as I know, I do not have Tourette's and maybe it's
something else that I probably should know about.
For the past several days I make clicking sounds with my tongue, pull my face back that stretches the neck, do this glare thing, and I just can't seem to stop. It's like, something is forcing me to, and if I don't I get really uncomfortable.
My son is 5 years old. Here recently we have noticed that when he eats or sometimes anytime he makes this noise with his mouth. Like a small sighing but with his mouth closed. I am unsure if it is Tourette's or not. When you ask him to stop he says ok but then he never does. No matter how many times you tell him too he says he can't after you tell him a few times. I don't know what else to think it is. Help.
I am a Special Education student in Wisconsin take a Medical Aspects of Disability course. As one of the course requirements, I need to interview either a family member of someone with Tourette's or an individual with the disorder regarding characteristics that affect the individual, interventions the person or family has tried/received and what they have liked, recommendations for educators working with children with the disorder, and recommended resources for other families and educators.
Exactly the same thing, one week after flu mist. Lasted about 3-4 weeks.
Hello,
Childhood tics are not uncommon. The majority of children simply outgrow them. There are prescription medications that can help reduce the frequency and severity of tics, but they generally come with negative side effects.
Most patients with tics or Tourette's do not require medication and simply learn to cope with their tics. The vast majority of Tourette's cases are in children and adolescents, and rarely does it continue into adulthood.
It could be any number of things, the most likely being post-nasal drip due to sinus infection, a cold, virus, allergies etc... Trying giving him an antihistamine and see if that helps. Or an age-appropriate child's cold medicine.
The air could be dry and irritating this throat. Try having him suck on children's throat lozenges, or drink something when it happens.
What kind of tics Tourette's can a 5 month infant can have?
I would agree that this sounds more like Tourette's Syndrome than ADHD. A good doctor should be able to help, and if he/she doesn't help, be persistent and find someone who can! In addition to medication, mediTAtion can possibly help with the panic response you are having to the tics. Massage, even self massage, and hot baths may give you a little relief from the muscular tension.
My daughter started at the age of 4.5 with eye twitching and then with a verbal tone but never at the same time. She was diagnosed with Tourette's within a 15 min visit and we were told to live with it. She is now 8 and for a year giving her Liquid B Complex prescribed by a naturopath was relieving any symptoms.
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There were no interactions found in our database between clonidine and Sovaldi
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Clonidine is in the drug class antiadrenergic agents, centrally acting.
It sounds like your son has a tic disorder. My daughter started with eye blinking when she was 4 and she ended up having Tourette's Syndrome. It is not the weird cussing disease you have heard of in the movies. In fact, coprolalia (cussing) happens to a very small percentage of kids with Tourette's. There is a spectrum of tic disorders. Chronic motor tic disorder is then there are moventment (like your son's that last for a year or more, but no vocal (sound) tics).
Hello Colin,
Welcome to the allergy forum. I see you joined Med help in October. Have you ever talked to your family doctor about your sniffling problem. This is not Tourette's syndrome. Tourette's syndrome is quite different and the symptoms are very different. If you haven't talked to your doctor about this issue, perhaps it is time to do so. I have not had this problem myself , but I have heard of other people who have this issue. Sometimes it is just a habit.
Dear Doctor,
I'm a 19-yr old patient who has been on various SSRIs (Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitors) for 11 years, mostly prozac, on an initial diagnosis of Tourette's syndrome. In December 2007, I began to have sleep difficulties and my psychiatrist took me off prozac - which triggered a prolonged and persistent insomnia that can last for up to six days at a stretch.
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