Violent Neck tic

[footballguy]

Hey everyone I haven't posted here in awhile but wanted to ask a quick question. The only tic I seem to have which is often is a violent neck jerk. Now its not to the side or anything the best way to describe it is at a slight, slight down angle almost kinda straight foward like a chicken. Why would this be? Could this be caused by something like histamine or something a long that nature? For some reason iv'e noticed green tea and wine makes it worse? Any connection? Please let me know I also have lyme, and mercury but find it wierd that the neck tic is really my only major tic?

[Chemar]

sorry that you are having this tic footballguy

 

surprised re the green tea as that has a very calming effect on my son.

alcohol is a recognized tic trigger tho

 

also remember that with factors like mercury and especially Lyme disease, you have major triggers in place

 

hope you are getting chiro for the neck (NUCCA chiro especially)

Also, soaking a washcloth in warm epsom salts and then resting it on the neck has helped my son in the past with this kind of tic

[footballguy]

sorry that you are having this tic footballguy

 

surprised re the green tea as that has a very calming effect on my son.

alcohol is a recognized tic trigger tho

 

also remember that with factors like mercury and especially Lyme disease, you have major triggers in place

 

hope you are getting chiro for the neck (NUCCA chiro especially)

Also, soaking a washcloth in warm epsom salts and then resting it on the neck has helped my son in the past with this kind of tic

My recent theory is it's caused by a sacyiliate intolerance. Do you or anyone else have any expireence on this and how to treat?

[Chemar]

we do have some threads here on salicylate intolerance..a search should bring many up

 

Feingold also has asection on it

 

here's the info on webMD

http://www.webmd.com/allergies/guide/salicylate-allergy

 

none of my family appear to be intolerant of salicylates so I dont have personal info on it

[Caryn]

Are you on high doses of b6?

We saw a temporary salicylate sensitivity when we were giving our son high doses of B6. We greatly reduced the dose and over time his salicylate sensitivity waned. He is fine now.

I agree that a chiro might be helpful. Our son had a neck injury and although it did not stop the ticcing (his cause was food) it did give him great physical relief.