TIC Disorder, Tourettes or Superior Oblique Myokymia

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Since I can remember I've had problems with twitching whether it be batting my eyes, moving my ears, a moving of the hands, ankles, leg muscles, etc. It has always been more than one thing at a time but typically one thing is stronger than the other. Some of them have been done so much that they cause joint or muscle pain that goes typically goes away once that particular twitch subsides. I went to a doctor several years ago about it and they diagnosed me with a TIC disorder and prescribed me with Haldol. It made me feel just awful and I never took it anymore or went back. My sister has been so concerned about me that she decided to ask one of her professor's about it and they told her that their mother had the same thing and said it was called Superior Oblique Myokymia and is treated with a low dose of Neurontin or Tryleptil. It is said to be caused by an over-firing of something but not over-firing to the point of Epilepsy. Can anyone help please?

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Superior Oblique Myokymia is a fast movement of one of the eye muscles. You have described a more extensive disorder. Therefore a condition such as a tic disorder is more likely. However, without seeing the movements and examining you I can not make a diagnosis. If this is a tic disorder there are other medical options sich as clonidine and Orap, which may be better tolerated then haldol. I would recommend seeing a neurologist to confirm the diagnosis and discuss other treatment options. Good luck.