Tourettes seems to be linked to stress

[matthew_76]

Nice to meet everyone on here

I have had TS for 22 years now (since I was 5 - do the math )

 

Diet, herbs, and other techniques can help somewhat....

 

The crux of the matter though, is dealing with stress. Way too many people nowadays let things get to them (example: "road rage") The more things that bother you, the less happy you will be. That goes for anyone. But for a TS patient, he has an extra incentive to let things go - I mean, really not be bothered at all - otherwise when he is frustrated, he will become very uncomfortable because of numerous tics.

 

That has been my experience -

 

I think there are some foods that trigger them though - caffeine isn't my friend I found (so I avoid it altogether) and perhaps other things as well. I think having too many high-sodium foods (canned goods, many frozen meats, etc.) raises your blood pressure, and makes them worse as well.

 

Any comments?

 

Matthew

[Chemar]

Hi Matthew and welcome to Latitudes.

 

yes, I certainly do agree that stress is a big tic trigger in Tourette Syndrome.

I do see that with my son, tho interestingly even good excitement can set of a round of tics too

 

Have you read the article here on other tic triggers..?

http://latitudes.org/articles/finding_triggers.htm

 

We look forward to hearing lots more from you.