My poor baby

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Registered: 11-28-2006
My poor baby
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Tue, 03-04-2008 - 2:00am

This is his latest tic, and he has had this several times in the last year......


This is my youngest Nic 8 yrs old.

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Registered: 04-07-2003
In reply to: tebald
Wed, 03-05-2008 - 5:01pm

Now a days you can find most candies sugar free, Look under the diatetic foods. Or even in the candy aisle. Didn't realize gum made it worse,


If you need to go on a medication that can cause Tarditive Dyskeniia, which in this case may look like another full blown tic on Nick. There are meds like Cogentin that can be prescribed to hopefully offset this. i know there may be other drugs outr know that does the same thing. But way back when I worked in a pysch Hospital and gave out such happy drugs like Thorazine and Haldol. Thorazine is not really given out any more. There are new drugs to replace what Thorazine does. But one of the many side effects to the Meds(psychco tropics given out way bak when was Tartive Dyskineia. And Cogentin was what was given to off set that side effect.


I would have to look at my drug books to see if there is any thing else out there but ask about meds to offset possible side effects.


Good Luck
Rina

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Registered: 04-28-2007
In reply to: tebald
Wed, 03-05-2008 - 8:28pm

I know it's not as severe, but Liam has begun lip licking again, and yes I am beginning to think this is no stim, but a tic.

(((Hugs)))

Dee

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Registered: 11-28-2006
In reply to: tebald
Wed, 03-05-2008 - 10:36pm

Dee, you just made Nic very very happy!

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Registered: 04-28-2007
In reply to: tebald
Wed, 03-05-2008 - 11:28pm

Awe, I'm thrilled Nic feels better. Yep, at it's worst Liam's upper and lower mouth area can be pretty red and raw. Obviously we are starting a cycle of tic/lip licking.

Liam will be 8 at the end of the month and is a Super Hero Nut!!! How old is Nic again?

Dee

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In reply to: tebald
Wed, 03-05-2008 - 11:37pm

He turned 8 last dec.

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In reply to: tebald
Wed, 03-05-2008 - 11:44pm

As Liam is mostly self contained he only witnesses the really nasty comments at recess, and then he overreacts and the teachers wonder why he drops the F bomb...sigh. Are you closer to SD, SF or LA again?

Dee

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In reply to: tebald
Wed, 03-05-2008 - 11:57pm

Well anytime anyone calls him lipstick boy it's during recess or lunchtime.

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