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tics in children

by beaker9, May 14, 2008 02:55PM

My son whom is 6 years old nearly 7 started making his eyes widen every so often for a few weeks, that was about 4 months ago. Now he has started to open and scratch the sides of his mouth which is followd by him tightening his neck muscles and sticking out his chin. Sometimes it is worse than other times but it is really bothering him now and me too. He says that he cant help it and it feels like his neck is all stuck together, he does not even know he is doing it sometimes but what can I do to help him???

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by musicmama, May 14, 2008 10:15PM

To: beaker9

My friend's 11 year old daughter started doing this. She was treated for the "tics" with Clonidine. This medication made her sleepy and barely functional, and it didn't take care of the tics. After seeing a specialist, it was discovered that she had the Strep virus in her blood. She never had any fever or symptoms. Now she has to be on medication for 3 years. Please see a doctor soon.
Good luck and God Bless.

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