new tic (nose ) + major mood changes

[julia24]

I'm wondering if there's any ideas you all might have ideas on what could cause a sudden upswing in tics along with the development of a completely new one -- exhaling through the nose -- after years of no new tics. (There's been one new one besides this in the past 20 years that developed while I was pg the first time & has since disappeared.) Concurrently, I've had a major mood change best described as depression, weepiness, anxiety, paranoia & insecurity as well as more rage outbursts. While I'm always prone to worrying more than most people, this mood is much darker & more helpless feeling.

 

So, assuming for the sake of argument that it all had the same root cause, what would be your top few guesses?

[samsmom]

Any chance it could be pollen related? I only say this as our son, who is allergic to many kinds of pollens, has developed some new tics in the last couple of weeks, after having hardly any since last August! He's doing some weird breathing stuff, and most of what he's been doing is facial. I don't know where you are, but pollen counts have been really high in many areas. It might be worth getting tested for pollen allergies. We would never have known he had them - he never showed the classic signs of allergies - no runny nose, sneezing, itchy eyes - nothing! Just the onset of tics every spring... So you may have developed some without knowing it??

[Chemar]

Hi Julia

yes, allergies could be triggering this but I am also wondering if anything hormonal might be happening in your system, mainly because of the dramatic mood swing. Also, could you have been exposed to any illness? chemical? etc

 

any new foods? new car? new carpeting or pain or furniture? pesticides in house or yard?

 

these are my first thoughts

[Caryn]

Hello Julia,

 

Just a thought-- Pfeiffer Center is coming out with a study (I think this month) that connects high levels of copper in the body to severe PMS symptoms, postpartum depression, and menopausal depression. I went to an educational seminar a few weeks back for my ds's tics and mood swings, obsessions, etc... It was very interesting and they discussed a lot of issues on subject. I don't know much more, but will be going there again in a week.

http://www.alternativementalhealth.com/articles/walshFL.htm

this web site may offer more info on that and more.

Pfeiffer Center's actual site is: http://www.hriptc.org/

This may not help you at all, but who knows?

 

Caryn

[julia24]

Thanks for the quick ideas. I want to expand a little on a couple:

 

Chemar, this feels very hormonal but I am not pg. What else might be causing hormonal stuff? Any ideas? Cycles are normal, but PMS mood changes have been greatly increased since my miscarriage back in October.

 

Caryn, thx for the lead! I don't have time to click on the link this a.m. -- must run out in 5 minutes -- but I may have questions later!

 

Re: seasonal allergies, I wonder if the upswing most of us usually feel in the Spring was delayed this year due to weird freezing patterns here in the Midwest. In that case, maybe mood & tic increase are unrelated.

 

I remember someone saying once on here (I love that vagueness....sorry) that nose tics are often caused by **xyz**. I don't remember what that cause was. Anyone else remember what it was?

 

-Julie

[patty]

Hi Julie,

 

I am wondering if the new tic may be due to stress or anxiety from the miscarriage. I think sometimes we don't have an immediate but a delay reaction to things that happened to us. I hope i am not being insensitive by mentioning your miscarriage.

 

BTW, i thought you mentioned after NAET, it helped reduce symptoms. Did it last? I have decided to finished treating my son with NAET this summer. But now, i am not so sure. My son treated dairy last summer but i suspect he is still sensitive to it because he tested weak when i muscle tested him. I just learned to muscle test, so i can be wrong too!

 

Patty