PattiS

Yeah, the things you see on tv and movies--with them cursing alot and saying things that are inappropriate, ie SLu% and NI$$er and such are vary rare, those are the extreme.

They really don't know what causes it, they think it can be genetic, although they don't know how. I read somewhere that vaccines sometimes cause it, but they aren't sure.

My dd is on Tenex, but we are having a hard time finding the right dosage, the next step in meds is anti-physcotics and I DO NOT want to go there!!

Her tics are the head shaking (and throwing her head back), finger crossing and closing her hands, rapid eye blinking (which is one of the first signs), and the newest is her eyes rolling back.

I have noticed that I "forget" about her tics, then I notice them again. I feel so bad for her, she likes to run like most kids, but when she is ticing, she has a tendency to fall. Her head starts to hurt when she is ticing alot also.