Alright, so I have twitches that basically can be described as starting off much like the chills do, but instead of spreading out all over and creating goosebumps, they start at the base of my spine, work their way up, and come out at the base of my skull, causing my head/neck to jerk forward. Sometimes noises (vocal, like quacks or squeaks or weird...sounds) come with the territory. Anybody else have these? They're involuntary and I knew that a lot of times people with OCD also have tics like that, but I read somewhere that the OCD isn't what causes it. I do have OCD, so that's always been my assumption, the tics just come with the territory, but I am really curious as to whether anyone else has experienced anything similar, with or without OCD.
Hon, I'd see a doctor. One of my kids has Tourette's Syndrome, as does my husband, and it is not something which can be diagnosed on the net. It takes a really good neurologist (an Internist or GP just won't do) to diagnose and treat this cruel illness. There is no cure, but there is treatment. (You don't even know if this is what you have. Only a good Neurologist would be able to tell you.) Is this a new symptom? Or have you had it for a while? A good neurologist, from a University Teaching Hospital, is your best bet. Good luck.
I've had it for about two and a half years now, I think. The only thing that leads me away from believing it is Tourette's is they aren't repetitive, it's usually just one. But it's weird because sometimes I can suppress them, but it feels so much better when I let them out and if I do suppress them, by the time they come out, they're what I call my "massive twitches." I also had problems in high school where I'd go into uncontrollable dazes, like my brain almost shut off, but went into sort of a...semi-conscious state where I could hear everything that was going on and the only thing that snapped me out was someone actually talking to me. Mainly teachers thinking I was sleeping and trying to catch me offguard. Boy did it surprise them when I answered their questions right away, haha! I've been having problems slipping again recently, but I always thought it was just my mind wandering out of boredom...because usually that's when it happens, when I'm not exactly interested in what's going on. This stuff onset when I was about 15. Sadly, though, our insurance isn't the best in the world, so...I think it may be a longshot asking anyone to take me to a neurologist. My dad's been telling me to keep my twitches and stuff on the downlow and not tell any doctors because he can't afford all the tests that would come with it. Lovely attitude, eh? Luckily, though, my boyfriend and I are working on getting a stable situation so we can get a place of our own and get married and then we can save up enough money to go see a neurologist. I guess I'll just have to be frustrated for now, but I really would like to know how many people have the same thing or know someone who does. It'd be really nice to know what the heck was going on in there. Maybe I can just convince my dad to take me for a consultation and then we can wait for the tests. I'll just have to see.
it sounds like a mild case of tourette's to me, but that's just based on what I've heard about that disease, and not about others. It doesn't necessarily have to be repeated though, but it is this sort of pent up urge to do something and you finally let it go. OCD is tied in with Tourette's as well. I'm sorry to hear about that hon, you need to move your sexy tush up to Canada pronto. Well, the solution you're working on sounds good
I would let a doctor or nurse know, regardless of what your dad says. Your health and welfare should be more important to your father than the price. It may be expensive but he may be able to make payments if he's that worried about how much it costs. What if you were to go into one of those "dazes" when you were driving, or in some other situation and something serious happened? Best of luck!!!
You know, I've had a problem with muscle twitching since I was a teenager. Sometimes it's all over my body and can be really annoying/distressing. I've had several rounds of tests over the years (none recently) and the diagnosis is 'benign fasciculations'-fasciculations being the twitching, and benign meaning that they're not pathologic and I'll have to live with them, which sometimes isn't easy-it's got some better as I've got older. Diazepam helps a lot, and CoQ10, and magnesium sometimes does too. The symptoms you're describing sound a little more like some kind of seizure disorder to me-just a basic EEG and a few other tests (EMG?) might uncover what the problem is-you don't necessarily have to spend a lot of money, and your insurance you have now might pay enough to make it affordable. I wouldn't wait around a long time to do it, though.
Well, the thing about our insurance is the $1,000 deductable on any hospital procedure (or pay in full for anything less than that). We've yet to pay it off from my last hospital venture, so my dad's a little uneasy about doing that again. But then again, I am 19, so it would be in my name...I really do plan on at least having a consultation first, if a neurologist sees nothing serious about it and no dire need to run tests, then I suppose we'll just have to save up some money. My boyfriend's all interested in finding out exactly what causes them, too. I'm getting better at my dazes, though. I can control them a lot better now and I've only started slipping once when driving, which I quickly snapped myself out of. It'd be nice to gain even more control over the dazes at least. The twitches more or less can feel really good, like a pressure release, so unless a doctor tells me there's some serious medical complications that can come from them, I think I'll let them be. The more I think about it, the more Tourette's makes sense, but I do plan on confronting my dad soon. I do feel stupid for having to depend on him, seeing as I am 19, though. I want to worry about most of this on my own.
