Chris

Sorry for the late reply: Yeah, although for some reason the eye tic has almost dissapeared. Even when I'm on screens. It's almost like the effects from staying off screens for a week didn't kick in until a week later, when I was back on. When I am tired tics are slightly worse also. -Chris

Another good day, eye tics were down A LOT from what they were a week ago! I will be keeping a diary/scale like you suggested claire. For my tics, 10 will be the worst they have EVER been (the eye ones were around 9-10 in the week I was off screens, like mentioned earlier) Yesterday: I skipped breakfast because I was going to be late for school, although had an orange juice. Lunch was a cheese roll, fruit, and water. Snacks were a biscuit, milshake. Dinner was schnitzel, vegetables. I had a multivitamin with this. Watched "Gladiator" last night on DVD. TICS: 6.5/10 today: breakfast: nutra grain (with milk). Snacks: chips, popcorn (v. mall bag), fruit. Lunch: mince pie, chocolate slice. Havent had dinner yet (still too early here). Just thought I'd let you all know, things are going well! I plan to try some of the bee stuff this week too. TICS:4-4.5/10. I went through most of the day forgetting about them, which helped me not to do them. I didn't even notice them at all in my rehersal for my high schools musical, after school today. -Chris

Thanks all! The funny thing is, I watched a movie last night, and am back on screens, and at school today my tic-ing was much less than when I was off screens. Wierd? I will do a test where I miss out on coke/energy drinks, and maybe stick to orange juice and water. However, I do also plan to try the no-screens test again soon. I was much less frustrated today, it was a very good day! I will try and get some of that acetyl L carnitine & ROYAL JELLY stuff too. Thanks a lot for your help & encouragement everyone. EDIT: My mum just told me she can get some of the bee alive stuff...I might go and get some of that, and see how it goes. I'm trying as hard as I can to remove this problem, I am a pretty social person, so the milder the tics become the better. -Chris

Alright. So I decided to take on the 'no screens' test last monday. I recorded (almost) all the food I ate, and any times I was exposed to screens. I didn't notice any difference at all, until after 3 days or so, when my body tics started to cool down a bit. But NOT my eye tics. Half way through day 4, my eye rolling tic came back. it's where I quickly roll my eye balls to the side of my eye, and then back again. (really fast, but probably looks really wierd!). It had dissapeared about a year ago, and only just came back. (I don't know if your tics move or not, but mine sometimes change positions). I am very frustrated, becuase this is one that is hard to hide. I can try to do it when I blink (as my eyes are shut) but it really tires out my eyes and I'd like it to stop. The other tics I don't care much about, because they are small, painless, and usually I can live each day without even thinking about my tics. These results lead me to conclude that I have a very small sensitivity to light, or maybe not one at all. Unfortunately, during the week I was exposed to some screens for a very short period of time, as listed in the diary below: NAME: Chris Hurn Sex: Male Age: 15 Type of tics: motor, currently no vocal. Mild tics. Any other health issues: No Diagnosed: No, and I don't want to be. Monday Breakfast: Cereal + orange juice (cereal had wheat and fruit) Lunch: Pizza, fruit Dinner: corn beef + veges snacks: 2-3 biscuits, nachos 6 glasses of water throughout the day Tuesday Breakfast: cereal + orange juice Lunch: Chicken + coke dinner: burgers 8 glasses of water throughout the day Wednesday Breakfast: cereal + water lunch: hot dog + energy drink (V, like redbull) dinner: roast lamb 4-5 glasses of water throughout the day was exposed to screen for 6-10 mins (computer). Grandad came over to visit and needed a CD burned. Thursday Breakfast: cocoa pops snacks: biscuits, chips (grain waves) 2 cans of energy drink 3 glasses of water today dinner: fish + hot chips jucie (frozen wildberry iceblock) 10 mins of TV exposure at school Friday Breakfast: Cereal + water snacks:grainwaves, coke, lollies lunch: chicken roll dinner: spaghetti juice 5 glasses of water Saturday Skipped breakfast Lunch: hotdog and ham/pizza roll thing. dinner: steak + veges snacks: 2 x juicies, fruit 5 glasses of water started multivitamins today (one a day ones) Sunday breakfast: nutra grain cereal lunch: ham roll dinner: burgers, chips 5 glasses of water snacks: fruit, buscuits, chocolate milkshake That's pretty much it. I didn't do the full 7 days because I did not notice ANY difference in the eyes, since sadly the rolling tic came back. Is there anything else I can try? My body tics seemed to have gotten a little milder, but I really wish I could get rid of the eye rolling tic. It seems the no screens won't get rid of it. Usually I just wait for it to pass, which can take a while! I'm incredibly frustrated by this tic. Thanks, -Chris

I think I'll start the no-screens test now, and see how it goes. I'll write down all the foods I eat etc.. and post my results in about a weeks time. About the job, I think since film is a mostly outdoor thing (for directing anyway), and you don't get hired the same way you do with an office job, I won't have to worry so much, but I'm hoping this will go away! Even if it's milder that will be better. Thanks for all your help Claire, I'm glad I found this forum. -Chris

Sorry to bump the topic, I have registered now - when I look at most Tic/TS posts, it's about young children. Is it not normal for me to have this problem? it started just as a simple nose twitch thing when I was 9 and only got like it is now over the last few years. -Chris