simliar to coprolalia

[gettingWorried12]

Hello.

For the last 3 years years I've been experiencing something similar to coprolalia. However, I don't believe it is related to TS as it is not involuntary or without reason. It usually happens when I'm relaxed and some thought of a previous negative event will pop in my head. So, for example, I can be watching TV and an embarrassing moment from six months ago will pop in my head and I find myself almost yelling "sh*t" and my body my slightly tenses. My natural instinct is to suppress the utterance as there may be people or family around me. So, I end up making sss or fff sounds. It's quite embarrassing and it seems to be getting worse. I now happens about 15 times per day. I don't have any facial tics but do get involuntary jerks periodically (maybe a few a day). If I don't drink coffee and get good sleep and the jerks seem to subside. I'm a 36yo male (software developer) in normal physical condition (I could stand to lose 20 lbs) and I smoked marijuana from 12-35, daily for many of those years.

Thank you for any help you can offer.

[Det2048]

I have the exact same thing! When I'm alone and comfortable my body seems to de-stress and I shout horrible words when I think of an embarrassing thought. It's super embarrassing as I know my neighbor can hear me sometimes. So that creates more embarrassment, and it can become a loop. But I got a roomate and oddly enough I do a lot less of those outbursts.

Here is my information:
42 years old male, live in Manhattan, no serious medical problems except I suffer from anxiety for the past 15 years and this has slowly come to me over the past 6 years. I believe anxiety, stress, talking to one self, and blurting out profanities are all related. It could be stroke related but I really dont recall any stroke and I never blacked out in my life. Also I read coprolalia (if it is that) could be related to a meningitis. But that has to be unlikely as we have it for so many years.

As for meds I on occasion take lorazepam, small dosage like 0.5mg few times a week.

So I'm leaning towards this being just simply anxiety related and reducing stress should reduce this symptom. I always felt this was some vent mechanism. Let me know what you all think.

[MCRN]

Hello Getting Worried,
You are not alone and thank you for your post so that I know I am not alone. I have been struggling with the exact same thing and it is usually when I am relaxed and doing something else. Gardening, taking out the trash, walking to my car. Or, MOSTLY when my mind drifts following an embarrassing thought. There are a few different profane phrases that burst out of my mouth uncontrollably. One is very self deprecating. I also have also been struggling with other issues that make me think that perhaps I had a mini stroke (more on that another time if you'd like to hear) or too many knocks to my head in my youth. (I was a gymnast and took some good knocks trying to get into stunt work) I am an otherwise incredibly healthy 46 year old female. It started about 10 years ago. Absolutely no history of drugs. I don't struggle with it getting worse by trying to suppress it like they mention with the coprolalia of Tourette's. I just worry about others hearing me if I'm not paying attention. I am going to try to use substitution words. Because, from what I have read so far, it doesn't go away. I'm hoping neuro-feedback might help. It's all getting pretty bad and seems to be getting worse.

Good luck,
All Ready Worried

[ILADVOCATE]

It could be Tourette's in addition to something else. Tourette's is often associated with ocd as well. Its complex. Speak to a neurologist about it and if they see other issues going on they would refer you to a psychiatrist as well depending.

[gettingWorried12]

Sorry, I meant to say the vocal outbursts ARE controllable and only happen when I'm relaxed or not concentrating very hard.

[gettingWorried12]

Thank you for the quick response.

Do you know if your friend had an unwanted thought before the tic? This is what makes me think it's not TS. Also, they are not uncontrollable. It usually happens when my mind not concentrating very hard (like TV).

I definitely plan to see a neurologist, but I want to find out as much as I can first. I want to be prepared.

Thanks again.

[ILADVOCATE]

Actually it sounds exactly like Tourrette's. I have a friend who has Tourrette's and before he was on medication he could surpress the vocal tics but they would turn into physical tics. I know. I asked him about it. And he could morph them like you are describing so he would tic "huck..huck..huck." instead of the common four letter word. And that's just an example. I would suggest obtaining a consult to a neurologist. Tourrette's Syndrome is very treatable. And it manifest itself in a wide variety of forms. You can look up the Tourrette's Syndrome Association for more information.