to Heather, if you are still reading the post

[Guest daniel quan]

Heather,

around 2004 you posted this.

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I do feel it is important for parents to see that for children that don't have Tourettes, tics can be treated and even stopped with natural supplements. If you do have a diagnosis of TS then that is one thing, however, I have read that mercury induced tics are far more common as Claire mentioned. My son's tics started over a year ago (both vocal and motor) and if we had taken the medical treatment route he now would qualify for a TS diagnosis, even though I don't believe he has it. If I had followed what my medical doctor prescribed, then he would still be ticcing now, maybe severely and maybe for life. I feel that if you don't have the actual gene for Tourettes, it is realistic to believe that tics can be stopped, not just decline with age or be reduced. There are many stories of people with tics who have stopped with the right supplements. I think that if you are determined to pursue the answers, then it should be made known that yes, many tics CAN be stopped.

 

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I am so confused. I can trace my lineage and my wife and do not recall if anyone had TS. My son was diagnosed with TS based on definition. Started out with grimace/grunting sound ...now head turning(complex motor tics)..just because at one point he had a sound..makes this TS..plus it is one year now..

Where do we draw the point..

 

Both Cheri, and Claire seem to suggest that TS is less likely to be tic free.

I understand that it is part of life..slow to accept though..that is why we all are here try to make our child better. I am not sure if Claire's child had tics..?

 

Thanks again