New and Overwhelmed! Where do I start to help?

[Momof3nyc]

Where do i start on this journey with my daughter? She has undiagnosed TS and I do not want to medicate. I want to know if she has any vitamin deficiencies. She currently goes to an allergist bc she suffers from many enviromental allergies, she gets weekly shots for immunetherapy. I'm also having her checked for food allergies.

 

What else should i have her checked for?? I live in the NJ/NYC area if there any doctor recommendations.

 

Thanks!

[Chemar]

Hi

sorry no replies yet

 

I would highly recommend the book by Sheila Rogers as a starting point

http://latitudes.org/store/tics-tourettes-book/

 

we have some threads pinnned to the top of this forum that may also assist you, including one to help find doctors

[vpsan]

Allergy immunotherapy helped your daughter?

[Pilbara]

A good place to start is with a full blood test and hair analysis. This will identify any deficiencies in minerals and nutrients; plus the hair analysis will identify any heavy metal toxicity your daughter may have. I just used a Naturopath for this.

Once you know her body is balanced, then you will need to look for possible triggers, be them in food or the environment. As Chemar has linked for you, Sheila Rogers book is brilliant in helping you identify triggers. I still continually review this book and it will certainly point you in the right direction. Other things is to start researching about is gut health, research is overwhelmingly supporting the brain/gut connection. I've put my journey with my son in my profile if you want to take a look. It includes what he takes and what environmental changes we have made.

 

My son only tics at a minimum now and its only really noticeable in the afternoons, probably because he's relaxed at home and is comfortable to let them out. But overall he is so much better than when the tics first arrived, which was a very scary time for both of us. We are all very accepting of the tics and he is not bothered by them at all. I am 100% confident my son's tics are the result of chemical sensitivity and his body's inability to cleanse itself. Unfortunately we do live in a toxic world and although I try and control as much as I can at home, he is still exposed to chemicals on a daily basis. I just have to help him move the toxins out of his body as soon as I can. This is why he has some mild tics in the afternoon.

 

You've come to a great place on this forum and with ACN research, there is a wealth of information in here that will certainly help your daughter.

[Jetocurly4]

I agree its a great book. We found out my son had food allergies and deficiencies after he was DX. Magnesium is important for tics, there are many options out there for internal use and soaking in epson salt. We avoid dyes, nitrates and have gone organic free as well. We just started KST therapy, a form if chiropractic. I try all natural approaches and refuse to medicate. He's gone months free of tics but as school approached they came back full force. Any questions we all are here for you