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My son was diagonsed with Tourettes in July 2011. He had extremely loud vocal tics, which were very challenging. I would be up every night in tears reading forums, blogs and in search of answers. We have been seeing an integrative doctor for 9 months to try to reduce/minimize tics through diet modification and supplements. For the first time in a very long time, my son's vocal tics have declined by 80% and the tics are not very noticeable. The decrease came 1-2 days after he started taking a GABA chewable supplement. In addition to GABA, my 8 yr old son is also taking magnesium, fish oil, iron and vitamin D. He is also on a Gluten Free diet, artificial, color and MSG free diet. It's been 2.5 weeks and things seem to be the same. It's the best feeling I have had over 1.5 years and I'm praying that the supplements continue to be effective long term. I wanted to share because this blog has done so much for me on a mental level. I will do my best to provide updates on this supplement.

Did you learn more information about the center for head and facial movement disorder since your original post in 2010? My son is 8yrs old and he has very loud vocal tics. He is on a gluten free, casein free, MSG, AF and color free diet but unfortunately it's not currently making any positive changes. He is also taking fish oil, magnesium/calcium/zinc, vitamin D drop and iron. His tics are frequent and intense. And I'm back on the hunt feverishly trying to see what I can do to help calm his body or reduce the frequency and or intensity. This past week, he ticced for 90 minutes before he was able to finally sleep. The vocal tics kept waking him up just as he was about to drift. Any information on the center for head and facial movement disorder aside from the info online is appreciated.