John

Hi everyone Were all doing ok Connors Tic is a bit more noticeable during and after the weekend. Can anyone tell me the difference between a Transient Tic and a TS Tic? Thanks again

Keep your spirits up fitforit. Like I said you are not alone. When Thomas Eddison invented the light bulb, he tried 3500 time. When asked about his failyre he replied, he hadnt failed, just learnt 3500 ways in which it didnt work. He never gave up hope and achieved his goal. As I am sure you will one day. Take care

Hi everyone. Just to let you all know that we are 3 days into the extra vitamins programme and we have seen a remarkable improvement. Its still there but not as much. Its improved by at least 50% We are not getting too excited just yet, as we realise that it can wax and wain. Kids at school have started to ask him why he does it. I know this gets to him as the first guy that asked him he replied to mind his own business, the other guy he just ignored. I told him tio answer them with "I just do it" and leave it at that. I expalined the more he got evasive about it the probability was they they might ask moere questions or possible tease him. What do you guys think? Am I right in that? Can I just add that we reallyu appreciate the advice and help that all you "old hands" give. Long may you continue to help new people like us. We really feel so much better about the whole thing. Thank you

Hey fitforit. We are in the same boat as you (and all on this forum) We have just experianced all this for the past 2 weeks now. It was like being punched in the stomach, andd then run over. We both just wanted to cry Your son and all our children are not alone. Millions suffer around the world. Be strong for him. I can guarentee you it is worse for you the it is for him. The one good thing about kids is that they adapt, and boy do they do it quickly. 3 years ago I was in hospital waiting to be diagnosed for Glandular Fever. In my ward was a young man of 25 who had fallen of a building site and was severly brain damaged. He had ben on that ward since he was 18 yrs old. His parents came in regularly to sit with him and talk to him. He was completely brain damaged!! When ever things are getting on top of you and your feeling down. Think about what Michaels parents nmust be going through. It makes our massive problems seem not so massive after all. Take care, you both are not alone. John

Chemar Sorry to be a pain but can I just check with you of what I am giving him to make sure it is ok. 1) A multi-Vitamin/Multi Mineral Formula Tablet. 2) 2 X Sml of Calcium Magnesium, zinc, Vit D liquid. Of which per 2x 5ml dosage contains : Calcium 300mg Magnesium 150mg Zinc 6mg I just got worried when you made sure to give him double the calcium intake. Is this ok. We are going to start with this then see how it goes for a week. The week after we are going to take the playstation away. After that we will look at his diet etc and start to rule out certain triggers. Should I see our DR to get the ball rolling for allergys etc? Sorry to be so direct but it is true about info overload on these threads. Thabnk you all for your help. John

Thanks Chemar Will try that

Thank you all for reading and replying. I bought some Multi vitamin/Multi Mineral tablets from the health store. Re the magnessium they have 2.5mg per tablet. Should I still use the liquid Calcium Magnesium that I bought. I also got some EPA Fish Oil Concentrate (should I have?) Thanks again for all your help. This is a grat web site and proving to be a grat help to us. Kind Regards John

Hi everyone My name is John and I am making enquiries on behalf of my son Connor who is 8 yrs old. I am sorry if this topic sounds all to familiar but this is all new to us. 2 weeks ago my son started rolling his eyes up into his head. We did evreything we shouldnt have done, ie have a go at him as we just thought it was a habit he had got into. Since then we have spoken to him and he tells us that he really feels a need to do it. Other times he doesnt seem to realise he is doing it. He also whistles a lot. Having done some research on the internet everything points to TS. Neither me or my wife can remember us having it as kids and pretty sure we dont stiull have a mild form now, as we know it is hereditry. Could it be anything else? What should we do now? I have started to notice people that see him do this give him funny looks. It is breaking our heart to watch a previously happy go lucky kid suffer like this. I know that we should count ourselves lucky that he doesnt suffer acute symptoms but it is making us so depressed knowing what he will have to face and endure if we cant help him. If anyone can give us any help, advice or a starting point on what we should do we would be very grateful. We live on the West Coast of Ireland and resources are minimal to say the least. Still we will do what needs to be done to help our beautiful boy. Thank you ever so much for reading this. God Bless John