Waxing and Waning Tics

[Mike]

My 10 yr old started ticcing early March which we believe was caused by strep. After antibiotics the neck tics for a short time went down a little, but still was over 20-50 times a day (sometimes in the hundreds). Nothing really seemed to make a big difference, even Tenex which I am almost done taking him off of (you have to slowly reduce the dosage). Just last Friday I noticed he was ticcing about 50% less. Sat about 75% less. Sun 90% lessand now almost tic free apart from sniffs before going to bed which are also way down. I am so pleased to see this improvement since we have never seen him this tic free before, but wonder how long waning periods have lasted before for you or your children? Are there weeks where tics go away 100% to just reappear later? I am hoping that this is him getting over the strep trigger and he will be fine (unless he gets another infection).

[kkver]

Hi mike

I was about to post a message to you to check about your son. My son was tic free during the 10 Day Zithromax course which i did in middle of April and after 5 day of antibiotic stopping his mild tics came with little humming but they went away on 7 days . He was Tic free for nearly 2 weeks when last week friday i saw some humming returned. He got annoyed at some thing so i recalled he cried for 15- 20 minutes. After that i have seen him humming ( chemar told it is vocal Tic) some times with once or twice vocal tic in 4 days. I have him on 250 mg Vitmin C (animal prade) , 2 Animal prade gummies of multivitamins and 1/2 tsp of norvigian fish oil ( lemon flavour ) all of them i got from Henery's my local Farmer market store. I will like input from all the people here how are these vitamins or should i change them. He was also pricribed catapres( similar to Tenex) but i refused it.

http://www.naturesplus.com/products/produc...amp;category=12

vitamin C

Supplement Facts

Ingredient Amount % Daily Value

Calories 10

Total Carbohydrate 2 g 1 %*

Sugars

2 g †

Vitamin C (as ascorbic acid) 250 mg 417 %

Bioflavonoids (from Citrus limon exocarp) 50 mg †

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

† Daily Value (DV) not established.

 

 

Multivitamins

http://www.naturesplus.com/products/produc...amp;category=12

 

Serving Size 2 Chewable Animal-Shaped Tablets

 

Supplement Facts

 

 

Ingredient Amount % Daily Value

 

Calories 10

 

Total Carbohydrate 2 g 1 %*

Sugars

2 g †

Vitamin A (as beta carotene) 5000 IU 100 %

Vitamin C (as ascorbic acid) 60 mg 100 %

Vitamin D (as ergocalciferol) 400 IU 100 %

Vitamin E (as d-alpha tocopheryl acetate) 30 IU 100 %

Thiamin (vitamin B-1) (as thiamine hydrochloride) 1.5 mg 100 %

Riboflavin (vitamin B-2) 1.7 mg 100 %

Niacin (as niacinamide) 20 mg 100 %

Vitamin B-6 (as pyridoxine HCl) 2 mg 100 %

Folate (as folic acid) 10 mcg 3 %

Vitamin B-12 (as cyanocobalamin) 6 mcg 100 %

Biotin 50 mcg 17 %

Pantothenic Acid (as calcium pantothenate) 10 mg 100 %

Calcium (as aminoate complex) 20 mg 2 %

Iron (as aminoate complex) 5 mg 28 %

Iodine (from kelp) 100 mcg 67 %

Magnesium (as aminoate complex) 10 mg 3 %

Zinc (as aminoate complex) 3 mg 20 %

Copper (as aminoate complex) 0.05 mg 3 %

Manganese (as aminoate complex) 0.05 mg 3 %

Potassium (as aminoate complex) 1 mg < 1 %

 

Pineapple Fruit 50 mg †

Apple Fruit 50 mg †

Sunflower Oil 20 mg †

Lemon Bioflavonoid Complex (from Citrus limon fruit) 20 mg †

PABA (para-aminobenzoic acid) 400 mcg †

Choline (as bitartrate) 10 mcg †

Inositol 10 mcg †

 

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

† Daily Value (DV) not established.

Other Ingredients:

Fructose, citric acid, magnesium stearate, spirulina (naturally rich in essential nutrients), rose hips (Rosa canina fruit), whole brown rice, broccoli, spinach, mango fruit, carrot, West Indian cherry (Malpighia glabra fruit), papaya fruit, Mineral aminoates are whole brown rice chelates.

[michele]

My 10 yr old started ticcing early March which we believe was caused by strep. After antibiotics the neck tics for a short time went down a little, but still was over 20-50 times a day (sometimes in the hundreds). Nothing really seemed to make a big difference, even Tenex which I am almost done taking him off of (you have to slowly reduce the dosage). Just last Friday I noticed he was ticcing about 50% less. Sat about 75% less. Sun 90% lessand now almost tic free apart from sniffs before going to bed which are also way down. I am so pleased to see this improvement since we have never seen him this tic free before, but wonder how long waning periods have lasted before for you or your children? Are there weeks where tics go away 100% to just reappear later? I am hoping that this is him getting over the strep trigger and he will be fine (unless he gets another infection).

 

My sons episodes tend to run for about a month then die down until the next virus or infection. The last time he didn't even get sick but must have been exposed to the virus from his kindergarten boosters. The bad news is the tics seem to improve after the episodes but the ADHD and obsessiveness seem to be sticking around now as he is getting older. He is now 5 and started the strep episodes at age one. There is always a chance it will not come back. Sometimes I even believe it when he seems better for a short time. Last one was in Jan. and we are having anothe one now in May. With age could go away or get worse. Only God and time will tell for sure. My son was never on meds for tics. They always went away. Best of luck.

Michele