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Suggest Treatment For OD Disorder

Hello, I had a episode with Zanax in 07, more of an OD if anything. Our local mental health seems to think I may have a mild beginning of Tourrets (sp?) as I never had these kinds of problems before the episode. My personal physician at the time kept scripting higher doses (i.e. 3-4 footballs 3-4x daily). I can t remember from my daughters grad. from high school-first week in June-and the rest of the year is like a DVD that has been overused (pixalating, skipping, freezing, etc). I have times when either asleep or when anxious/upset, or any intense emotion, that I just blurt out whatever involving extreme explicitives, grunts, fakey loud haha! You get the idea. I also have jerking of shoulders, legs and hands.
Wed, 23 Jul 2014
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Hi, thanks for the query. What you are describing here is suggestive of tics, tics are either vocal or motor acts which are often involuntary, suden, jerky actions, blurting out obscene words, eye blinking, grunting etc. These acts worsen with anxiety & usually disappear during sleep. Tourette syndrome is more severe form of tics consisting of multiple motor & vocal tics. For treatment of tic disorder, there are various drugs available; of which clonidine is considered to be gold standard for treating tics, Other drugs are risperidone, haloperidol etc. Also there are certain techniques like habit reversal training which are also useful in combination with medications to get rid of these symptoms. Do consult your Psychiatrist & you can also get back to me for any further query. Dont worry, good luck!!
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Suggest Treatment For OD Disorder

Hi, thanks for the query. What you are describing here is suggestive of tics, tics are either vocal or motor acts which are often involuntary, suden, jerky actions, blurting out obscene words, eye blinking, grunting etc. These acts worsen with anxiety & usually disappear during sleep. Tourette syndrome is more severe form of tics consisting of multiple motor & vocal tics. For treatment of tic disorder, there are various drugs available; of which clonidine is considered to be gold standard for treating tics, Other drugs are risperidone, haloperidol etc. Also there are certain techniques like habit reversal training which are also useful in combination with medications to get rid of these symptoms. Do consult your Psychiatrist & you can also get back to me for any further query. Dont worry, good luck!!