{"id":94,"date":"2020-10-08T11:00:21","date_gmt":"2020-10-08T11:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/njcts.org\/tsparents\/?p=94"},"modified":"2020-10-08T20:22:36","modified_gmt":"2020-10-08T20:22:36","slug":"5-things-that-can-help-with-tics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/njcts.org\/tsparents\/5-things-that-can-help-with-tics\/","title":{"rendered":"5 things that can help with tics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
When my son was first diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome at 4, I didn\u2019t want to put him directly on meds. His tics were mild and simply didn\u2019t warrant them. I was open to the idea of drugs should his symptoms become unmanageable, but until then, I wanted to do something\u2026 anything\u2026 to keep the throat clears, eye rolls and head nods to a minimum.<\/p>\n
OK, who am I kidding? Like a bad high school boyfriend, I wanted those tics banished from my site forever. But to answer Doctor Phil\u2019s question: \u201cHow\u2019s that workin\u2019 for ya?\u201d I had to respond honestly, \u201cNot so well. Time for plan B.\u201d<\/p>\n
I went through a lot of rumination and spent ginormous hours on the Internet researching sites, supplements and remedies that promised to end TS. Here are five things that actually really helped in my son Stink\u2019s case.<\/p>\n
As if it weren\u2019t already obvious with my use of language such as \u201cginormous,\u201d let me reiterate that I am not a doctor, so please run everything by a practitioner<\/strong><\/em><\/span> you trust should you follow any of this advice.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n What have been your experiences with tics? Did any of you find it made a difference for your children? What about in some of your cases where tics were more severe?<\/p>\n