Seasonal Allergies

[ajs259]

Hi,

 

My son (6) developed really bad tics (eye rolling, throat clearing, facial tics, unable to start/finish sentences, unable to read, etc.) this past March. They lasted about 2-3 months then pretty much went away. They then came back again at the end of August and more or less disappeared again the end of October. Which leads me to believe that they are related to seasonal allergies. I had very bad, constant tics/tourette's myself as a child (it runs in my family) and I still have bad seasonal allergies as an adult. (Tics are about 90% reduced.)

 

Any advice on how to treat this seasonal activity? Have been scouring the site but it all seems like trial and error, with some people decrying allergy medicine and others experimenting with large quantities of supplements. Btw, he doesn't appear to have any food allergies. I'm thinking of finding an environmental physician but we'll see.

 

Any advice you can give would be very much appreciated. Thanks.

 

Best,

Adam

[Chemar]

Hi Adam

I dont think anyone is "experimenting with large quantities of supplements" here for seasonal allergies

 

those of us who have had success with a supplement program are using it for the Tourette Syndrome spectrum of disorders, where seasonal allergies may or may not also be one of many triggers for tics

 

most treatments come with a measure of trial and error, whether conventional medications or alternative treatments. what works for some people doesnt always work for others.

 

I have personally heard good reports from those who have used the NAET treatment for allergies.

Some people have also reported good results from the allergy products at nativeremedies.com

Others have used OTC products like benedryl and seem satisfied

 

Again, it is trial and error and dependent on individual reaction

 

 

an environmental physician is the best route to go IMHO as once you know what the allergies are, you can best enter a treatment protocol for them

[bmom]

Adam, could you give a brief history of your tics? Worst age, improvement age etc? Do you take any mess for it now?

[ajs259]

My tics ran the gamut from repeatedly stretching my mouth (so often that I eventually developed TMJ), vocal clearing, squeezing and releasing various muscles repeatedly, twitching, eye blinking/rolling, etc. The tics would change every few months. They were quite obvious to everyone around although did not cause social problems that I can remember other than some kids asking why I was doing that. ("Can't help it, have to do it.") Never had issues in school academically.

 

Things began to improve in high school and eventually by adulthood (I'm 36 now) they are relatively subtle and can be masked to most people. I believe my tics were year-round, so did not flare up during allergy seasons, unlike what I observed in my son this year. I don't remember the worst age as once they started it was fairly non-stop until high school. That said, if I had to guess perhaps 8-11 were the worst years but it is just a guess.

 

Never took any medicine.

 

Thanks for the comments, Chemar.