Twins and Tics

[lmcgill]

As my posts before have included tics and the journey we have been through with our son, this one is a little different. Our son is in a good phase right now, hardly ticcing at all, and when he does, the tics are mild. This is probably due to his diet, the NAET treatments and Bonnies Vitamins.

It seems now his twin sister has a tic. She does this mouth opening/jaw snapping thing. It kind of started several months ago when she was trying to clear her ears after coming down from the mountains. They seem to be much different than his, she seems to know she is doing it. Yesterday she had a lot of them after school, probably releasing them after supressing them at school. It does seem odd that she would be starting at 9 years old when he has had them for almost 2 years.

I know there are more then one members that have more then one child with tics. I would appreciate your thoughts comments on if this is the start of the tic cycle or just a transient tic that may subside?

I don't want to jump the gun and start her on vitamins and diet, but I am thinking I should. I probably should get her IGg tested as well.

Lenny

[CSP]

Hi Lenny,

 

I just wanted to say that my daughter has not done any of the twitching I saw in her last spring. I'm waiting to see how things go this spring. Yes my daughter also knew she was doing things, and was sure herself they were not tics. She was 10 last year, and I think she thought she had seen so much with her brother that what she was doing was not a tic. I mean she said it was not something she had to do, so she said.

 

However, that did start the ball rolling for the whole family to change our diet. I do give her the Natural Calm too. and she takes a multi. I give her Royal Jelly also.

 

I know I was heartbroken when I saw this, but it was easier then the blow with my son.

 

 

I'm really hoping this is just a T. tic that will soon go away.

 

My daughter is doing very well no tics and school work is great.

 

God Bless,

C.P.

[bmom]

My son seems to have a problem with ear wax. One time he was poking his ears many times and I thought that was a tic. We went to the doctor for something unrelated and she said he had a lot of wax and she cleaned them and it stopped. Periodically he will open his mouth slightly and I onced asked him why and he said his ears were clogged. Cleaning them stopped it as they will get clogged with wax and he is trying to pop them because he can't hear well. Could that be the case? Glad to hear your son is doing well.

[lmcgill]

I'm really hoping this is just a T. tic that will soon go away.

 

My daughter is doing very well no tics and school work is great.

 

God Bless,

C.P.

It was an interesting evening. The twins had a NAET treatment after school. The Dr could not seem to clear her BBF (Brain Body Balance). She has tried this before, and thought it was cleared. Today she was harder to clear then last time. The Dr thought this could be why she was doing her tic with her mouth. She didn't do much of her tic at all tonight.

Although I am still a little skeptical about the NAET, after $1500 worth of treatments we are still going!

[Ronnas]

I thought I would post a bit about our own experience with a sibling.

 

My oldest son, now almost 12, began having tics at 5 1/2 yo...they became severe and to make a long story short he has PANDAS and is now on azithromycin x 2 years and is doing well. I have a 9 yo son who does have mild tics in the fall (seasonal) and spring. They have not really been a concern for me as they are really not too noticeable and he is not bothered by them whereas my older son use to BEG me to make the tics stop b/c they were severe.

 

As toddlers my oldest son has tons of allergies, asthma etc and my younger son had mild allergies and mild asthma. My younger son just seems to be a milder version of his brother. We eat healthy for the most part but I have not done any real intervention with my younger son.

 

The boys have a second cousin who they are quite close to, this cousin also tics quite a bit in the spring and fall as well as becoming more emotional. His mom just knows this is how he is in the spring and just accepts it.

 

I don't think it is unusual to have a sibling that also shows some of the same symptoms, they just may present differently as in later in years etc.

 

Unless the tics are really interfering with the child's life I don't think tons of intervention is needed. It is great to eat healthy, do vitamins etc but overall tons of kids tic and it is only if you know what to look for do you see it in other kids.

 

We were recently on a vacation with a large group and sure enough one of the adults on the trip had an eye tic, but I would have never noticed or known it was a tic unless I had kids with tics. He did not seem one bit bothered by the tic.

 

Take Care, Ronna

[lmcgill]

I thought I would post a bit about our own experience with a sibling.

 

My oldest son, now almost 12, began having tics at 5 1/2 yo...they became severe and to make a long story short he has PANDAS and is now on azithromycin x 2 years and is doing well. I have a 9 yo son who does have mild tics in the fall (seasonal) and spring. They have not really been a concern for me as they are really not too noticeable and he is not bothered by them whereas my older son use to BEG me to make the tics stop b/c they were severe.

 

As toddlers my oldest son has tons of allergies, asthma etc and my younger son had mild allergies and mild asthma. My younger son just seems to be a milder version of his brother. We eat healthy for the most part but I have not done any real intervention with my younger son.

 

The boys have a second cousin who they are quite close to, this cousin also tics quite a bit in the spring and fall as well as becoming more emotional. His mom just knows this is how he is in the spring and just accepts it.

 

I don't think it is unusual to have a sibling that also shows some of the same symptoms, they just may present differently as in later in years etc.

 

Unless the tics are really interfering with the child's life I don't think tons of intervention is needed. It is great to eat healthy, do vitamins etc but overall tons of kids tic and it is only if you know what to look for do you see it in other kids.

 

We were recently on a vacation with a large group and sure enough one of the adults on the trip had an eye tic, but I would have never noticed or known it was a tic unless I had kids with tics. He did not seem one bit bothered by the tic.

 

Take Care, Ronna

Thanks for your time Rona to send such thoughtfull comments. I agree, they share some of the same DNA but yet are very different.

I also notice tics in people more now. I have some people that I know very well and see now that the little habbits they do are probably tics. Do I think anything less of them? No, didn't before I knew it could be tics, and I find it makes that person who they are.

Lenny