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Q: frequent vocal and body ticks
asked by: Telecaster on March 17th, 2008
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Hey I'm almost 19 years old (Male) and in the past year some things have not been quite right.

I'm sorta having tourette like symptoms however I am no expert so i'll just list the symptoms that are currently occuring.

Random ticks happening very frequently (Once a minute or even more).

They're either just a vocal whelp or a full body tick.

They happen spontaneously and it's as though I feel I have to do them basically for relief, I feel calm after they've happened until the next minute (usually less actually).

When I hear a stupid immature word that agitates me or an annoying habit I dislike, these ticks start happening once every couple of seconds for 15 seconds or so, the vocal and body ticks at this point are usually combined.

It also happens a lot when I'm just lying in bed and it's stuffing up my sleep pattern. I can control it rather well around friends and people in general but I feel not at ease in this situation. It's as though I just wanna let it all out. (When I do let it all out it just comes back a minute later).

Any ideas what's wrong with me?

This never happened until I was 17 and there's no family history regarding anything like this.
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Telecaster
replied on March 17th, 2008
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Oh btw forgot to mention (Can't edit previous post).

At 15 I was sorta diagnosed with Aspergus syndrome.

The phyciatrist I was seeing said I had certain symptoms that were evident but not really enough to call it a diagnosis.

I think my dads the same, he seems to get angry a lot and most of his arguments end up turning into nonsensical self pity drivel (However he does have a lot of stress).

My symptoms were strange eye activity, shyness and mild social issues.

Given my past a lot of people put it as a misdiagnosis which made me relieved.

However these current symptoms I am experiencing clearly display that there is something wrong.
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TMJWorld
replied on March 17th, 2008
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hey welcome. It does sound like touretts. id go to your doctor and tell him of these symptoms. i was informed that many people havfe aspergers syndrom but that it is one of the hardes to diagnose. i hope that you can resolve some of this. let us know ok>?
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Telecaster
replied on March 17th, 2008
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Hey.

Yeah i'll try to get a doctors appointment.

Is it normal for tourettes to just become active after 17 years?

Just seems strange to me, something could have possibly triggered it?
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TMJWorld
replied on March 18th, 2008
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im sure that its possible to hav it triggered by someting but im not positive. i would google it and see what kind of info you can come up with
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Telecaster
replied on March 20th, 2008
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There's not really info about it in google and I really want to go to a doctor as a last resort.

I'd rather not have this disability on paper records.
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TMJWorld
replied on March 20th, 2008
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ok type tourettes syndrome into the search bar and you will come up with all kinds of stuff.
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antigone
replied on March 20th, 2008
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I agree, this sounds like tourettes syndrome. I found a very good site with lots of info for you to look at.

http://www.mentalhealth.com/book/p40-gtor. html

I hope you pursue some medical assistance with this. All the best.
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