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Just wanted to let everyone know that my daughters tics are almost un-noticeable anymore since I've been following the advice given on this website. Finding this website was a Godsend!!! Giving her the liquid magnesium, natural vitamins, staying away from artificial colorings as much as possible (darn Halloween had to come ) and keeping her away from so much caffine was the trick for us. I just had to go back to the neuro and show him what I found on the "world wide web". In his words "unless we put her on meds, their is NOTHING to do" and he had to go to how many years and pay how much money to medical school to come up with this conclusion! I'm sorry I am losing faith in medical docs. I will start going the homeopathic way from now on. THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart everyone. My daughter is happy again.

I must have missed your daughters age, is she 11? Do you know which vaccines your daughter got in 05? Do you happen to remember if she had any other illness or had been taking antibiotics around the same time? Btwn the frequent stomach aches and the excessive ear wax, I'm wondering if you have had any testing done for yeast overgrowth? Holy cow, did he lose his job? THAT is SO unacceptable! Did you follow up to see if this person had any consequences? I have had private conversations with teachers, and have talked with the counselor also. Recently, my youngest son was sent to a session where they make a contract with a counselor to correct a "misbehavior." In his case, he had 3 tardies for class. This was due to the fact that he was trying to use the bathroom btwn class. He said the halls are crowded, you have to get to your locker, and there just is not time to "take a whiz" in his words, btwn classes. Well, he doesn't eat a lot, but does drink quite a bit, and if he needs extra bathroom passes, he darn well better get them. Cheri, and others can probably advise you on the best course for dealing with the school. I think Faith is going through that right now too. Hugs to you and your daughter. I hope things are looking up. Hi Kim, I'm a Kim too. Yes my daughters 11 years old. I can't remember off the top of my head what the vaccines were for in 05 (I have Epilepsy and am on medication myself) I think it was a booster. She has only had regular run of the mill colds, nothing major. She's been on antibiotics a few times (amoxicillan sp). I did have a talk with the bus driver and of course he says he didn't mean no harm he was concerned, but it hurt my babies feeling reguardless of his intent. I called his supervisor and had a letter put in his file. It was all on video tape for his boss to see, since his bus has a camera. Another question I have is this, my girl loves her candy!!! I have been trying to find her some with no artificial colors or flavors and it is hard as heck. Does anyone know where I can find some that she might like? This place is a wealth of info and peace of mind, I am so glad I found it. Thanks to EVERYONE who has helped me helped my daughter. Have a nice night!!!

I noticed them a few years ago now that we (my hubby & I) have thought about it and researched different types of tics. I now know that throat clearing, constant coughing, "huh" sounds constantly, always having a belly ache with no known source (she goes to the dr. more than any child around here, the dr. jokes what's wrong this time) but we never in a million years thought tics, just she was overly sensitive. The last time she was vaccinated was in 2005, so I don't know if it could be that. She has been sent home from school 4 times since school started this year for getting so dizzy from the neck bobbing she has fell out of her desk and once was unconscience for a few seconds so we took her to urgent care for tests. They did blood test for thyroid, lead, iron, and others but they came back normal. She had her ears cleaned b/c she produces alot of wax if that makes a difference. She has had a sleep deprived EEG that was normal, we still have a CT scan next Mon. I try really hard to keep her diet healthy when she is at home but she has 3 sets of grandparents she visits often and greatgrandparents that let her junk out on the weekend when she goes there. What do I need to send to the school to let them know she has these tics and its not her fault and she can't control them. She is getting in trouble by the adults. and the bus driver actually told my daughter she needed professional help, (I was on the phone to his supervisor before he turned around in my driveway) BTW Thanks for all your help, your replies help to put a worried moms mind to ease a little

Thank you both so much. I will go out tonight and get the magnesium and coromega packet. She is already taking a daily multivitamin supplement, but I will check on others to see if I can find a better one. She got her report card today and I am so proud of her, she has managed, despite of these tics, to get her grades back almost where they used to be. She has a new tic I noticed, when she bobs her head up and down violently she now does it side to side and it has got to hurt her poor head and neck. If I may ask, how long should it take to notice a difference. She's gonna hurt herself.

I'm new to this all. About 6 months ago is when we started noticing our daughter tics. I noticed that she was always clearing her throat and grunting like she had something in it and she would rub her eyes and look so far off towards her ears that you couldn't see the colored part anymore. We took her to the reg. doc who ran test and said she was fine, went to the eye doc who said her vision was fine. Then a few month later the tics got worse along with awful headaches. I have epilepsy so I made an appt. with a neuro to rule out any sort of seizures. They ran a sleep deprived EEG and said it was normal, even though she was ticcing during the test. The neuro says it is a mild form "TRANSIENT TICS" and we shouldn't be worried. But I am, she has always done well in school, now she never does homework because she forgets to bring it home. Kids are making fun of her, the teachers are on her case for not staying still and disrupting class(I have had numerous meeting with them letting them now what is going on with her health, I live in a small town 10 minutes from UGA) and the stress from all of this is making her tics worse. She is now ticcing where her head shakes up and down like she is saying yes but hard. She won't let anyone touch her without getting mad. We didn't want to put her on meds but since school started its gotten 10 times worse. Is their anything to try before meds, the doctor said meds can make it worse in the long run and they were amphetamine based and the side effects weren't worth it in his opinion. Should I get a 2nd opinion? I just want my daughter too be health and happy like she was a year ago Thanks Kim