Twitch and Shout

Yesterday was a good day, I took the boys to a local park to play for an hour, we then went to McDonald's for happy meals. After the Happy meals were eaten we went to a local supermarket to grab some things for dinner and pull ups for my 3 1/2 year old. He potty trained himself before he turned 3, but night times are still  challenge. The dinner I made was great and I was told to definitely make it again, but then crescent roll Philly cheese-stakes just sounds delicious.  I had hardly any tics yesterday, in fact they didn't start up at all until around 9 PM or so. They weren't bad so I didn't take any medicine, I wish I had though, because right before I went to bed they really kicked in. I managed to get some sleep, but as soon as I woke up this morning my tics wear rearing their ugly little head again. I started the day off with medication. That is never a good start, at least not for me. I am hoping and praying that my day only gets better. After my c...

         I took the medication I was given for the first time last night. After ticing all day my body needed a break from it so I relented and took 1. I have been on the same medication before, but like I said previously it was 7 or so years ago. I hate taking medication of any kind. I can have a migraine and won't take anything for it if I can manage.          The ticing off and on through out the day only served to make it more stressful. As a college student, the younger students often don't understand my syndrome and poke and prod fun at it. They think Tourette's is the uncontrollable screaming of curse words. Yes, that is one possible symptom of Tourette's but it is a very rare one. 1 out of every 100 people have Tourette's and only 1 out of every 100 people with Tourette's has that symptom. My current symptoms are shoulder and neck tics and my vocal tic sounds like a stutter.          I am lear...

             Hello all to whom stumble upon this.         I would like to introduce my self. I am Beth a 25 year old single mom and disabled veteran who happens to have Tourette's Syndrome. I was diagnosed at the age of 15 with Tourette's by time I was 19 my Tourette's was mostly gone, and I was able to successfully join the Army. I served for 3 1/2 years before I was discharge. Now at the age of 25 my Tourette's has come back with a vengeance. Last Saturday I found myself in the ER with an episode so bad, the paramedics, who responded to my neighbors 911 call, thought I was having a seizure. I have been given a new prescription for anti- muscle spasm drugs and I have been given a referral to a neurologist. This is somewhat depressing for I've been able to stay off all medication for 7 years and have not been under a neurologist's care in 8. My new boyfriend of one week has been great through all ...