Does hgh (human growth hormone) promote tics the way steroids do?

[guy123]

I was discussing with a doctor the possibility of using hgh to help heal a joint injury.

 

I know steroids are not recommended for people with tics because they can cause the tics to exacerbate, but I'm curious if anyone knows if hgh would have this same effect.

Technically hgh is not a steroid but I thought I'd ask here to see if anyone had any experience with hgh and tics.

 

Edit: here's a study called "New-onset Tourette syndome following human growth hormone therapy."

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17179718

 

There doesn't appear to be any text, though, but I found it here:

http://www.karger.com/Article/Abstract/98099

 

Apparently it was daily therapy used on a 10 year old boy.

Edited May 30, 2013 by guy123