what are the symptoms for turrets syndrome?

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Hi guys! I am a kid who has been diagnosed with tourettes syndrome for a few years now. A really good hospital to go to for this is the Sick Kids hospital, however it is really hard to get into. You could also try going to a natural-pathic doctor.

I have, for two years experienced neck twitches, and a general grunting/throat clearing, finger twitches and just the general need to spontaneously move random muscles.

Please feel free to tell people about your tourettes, and argue me if you feel that I am wrong, but before I twitch it is almost like a mounting pressure in the area and it builds and builds until you release it by moving that muscle.

There are also cases where certain medicines/chemicals have caused a severe attack of these tics and twitches. So I believe there might be a chemical aspect involved.

I have however managed to manifest this syndrome in a positive way and have turned it into being a neat freak when typing on the keyboard.

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Hey ya'll, my names Sarah(16) and i have terrets and A.D.D.
yes...both of them.
anyways, when i was younger i did 'involutary' movements. ex: eye blinking, face stuff, smelling hands, rolling eyes ect..
now its better because i know when im doing it, but i still do it sometimes(more when im under stress). Its not O.C.D because O.C.D people feel that if they dont do there ''ticks'' or movements that something bad will happen.
If I dont do them, i just feel really stressed out and cant forget about it until i do it. No, i dont yell out cuss word, or even words. Sometimes i do this thing with my mouth, and recently i cant stop biting off my tast buds..it really hurts. Anyways, if you think you have turrets i hope this helped. Over all i have about 30 different tics, but i cant name them all. IF you think your child has it, maybe they do. In boys, normally, it makes them REALLY hyper. However, if a girl has it(like me) we dont tend to be hyper hyper, but Daydream...a lot. But like i said, when i was little I had NO idea i was doing it, so how could i stop? even if i did know when i was doing it I couldnt stop. But go with intuition, i was mis-dyignosed 2 times and just a year ago found out i had A.D.D.
but dont freak! Almost no one knows i have turrets unless i tell them or they know what to look for. Right now im on meds. to help with the A.D.D.
but frommm...6th-10th grade i didnt take any at all. And i dont regret having turrets, its really made me a better person.

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would a person who always needed something in their hands be considere to have the turrets disorder?
because for my case.. at all times i need something in my hands.. its almost as if i fidget alot. and whenever i do have something in my hands i liek play with it and move it around like.. i cant keep it still and stuff.. but it sounds worse than it is.
as gross as it sounds.. i sometimes pick my fingers and sometimes without even noticing and its become a habit for a long time now. so im kind of lost in wat to do?

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Re: Even three-year olds can swear!

My almost 2 year old said s#&t @ 5 months and now knows f@#k

I'm here looking because, my wife thinks I have tourette's also. I'm not always able to control my profanity in public. It seems to happen at a split second of confusion or anger and doesn't really co-incide with what's going on around me at the time.

bodily tic's only manifest if I am able to supress my mouth.

I've had this problem since I was 5 or younger

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I have TS and have for more than 20 yrs. Less than 10% of people with TS have the extreme form that causes them to yell obscenities or mimic other people. You have to meet certain criteria to be diagnosed with TS and you should be seen by a qualified neurologist for this to happen. You can go to google.com and search for the Tourette Syndrome Association - they can give you a listing of knowledgeable doctors in your area. The best way to describe an actual tic is that it feels like you have an itch on your brain and the tic or movement is like scratching the itch. Many people with TS also have ADD, ADHD or OCD tendencies but not always.

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im in gr.8 and i have TS and OCD im pretty lucky i guess becasue no one knows i have it unless i tell them or they know what to look for. im scared if people find out they will make fun of me because when ever some one mentions TS every one laughs histaricly. my ticks change from time to time and they have been ok so far but im still worried. im not ashamed to have it but like any one with Tourette's you just dont feel the same.

turret · Newbie Joined: 13 Jan 2008 Posts: 1

I think you meant "Tourette's Syndrome". If you do a search with this spelling, you'd find a lot of information. Most big cities have a Tourette's Syndrome support group or Association as well.

Student Marc · Newbie Joined: 26 Feb 2008 Posts: 1

I have been diagnosed with turrets and I do not sware talk affensive. yes you have to have a vocal tic, but that tic could just about anything such as long silent pauses to just clearing your throaght, like me, to paoses with ums in them. htey don't are have words said outloud. that why Turrets can sometimes be so hard to diagnose. I had to go to a specialists before i got diagnosed. My regular doctor said, "You don't have turrets, because you don't sware, but it turned out he was wrong. well there is my my two cents for the day thanks for letting use alittle of your to expound a little on one little aspect of the disorder, and have a great day Smile

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hey everyone!

i have always thought i had bad ocd...but the more i read about tourettes syndrom, the more i think that is what i really have. i constantly make a grunting noise with the back of my throat and then another noise that follows it, sort of like a hum. i try not to do it when people are around, but it's getting more and more difficult to control. when i am left alone i let it all out and i can't stop, no matter how badly i want to. when i am eating it's very difficult to control the ticks. they are constant. i also have to place my arms 100 times on my body until i get it right. just when i am sitting or writing or anything. i have to just feel right with the way i cross my legs...i look crazy. i am constantly moving my arms or legs just to get it right. i have to touch things perfectly a lot of the time too. i've been snacking all the time lately, it seems i always need to be chewing on something and it's affecting my weight.

ocd runs in my family...but if i told my parents i think i have tourettes they would think i am crazy. but i really think i have it.

it's nice to have a place to talk about it though. any oppinions would be very, very helpful. thanks everyone!! i wish you all the best of luck.

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i know i dont have terrets(sp) caussse i probably wouldve noticed by now but i just wanted to know if its weird or now.. but sometimes when im stressed or some intense emotion, i tense up almost like i have terrets hahah excepts its not uncontrollable, it just makes me feel better for some reason? almost like punching a pillow or something

what are the symptoms for turrets syndrome?

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