Tourette Syndrome Treatment
treatments
Combined therapies
Real Mental Health
Some physicians recommend a combination drug approach to treating Tourette syndrome. Learn which medications are used together in what situations in this expert article.
Wikipedia weighs in
Wikipedia
Wikipedia provides an excellent introduction to the different methods of treating Tourette syndrome. From medications and alternative therapies to treating comorbid disorders, you'll find info here.
Keep those doses low
Tourette Syndrome Association
Physician explores the different drugs used in the treatment of Tourette syndrome and emphasizes that the dosages of these medications should be kept as low as possible.
Management of Tourette
Tourette Syndrome Association
Click to open the pdf for this two-part series on Tourette syndrome diagnosis and management. This thorough article is written for medical professionals, but contains important treatment info.
self-help
Trigger management
Association of Comprehsnsive Neurotherapy
One way of treating Tourette syndrome is to identify and avoid things that trigger your tics. Here's an introduction on how to do just that.
Tourette primer
Medicine Net
This helpful overview of Tourette syndrome contains information about symptoms, diagnosis and treatment. A great first stop for your research.
If nothing is working to treat your Tourette syndrome, you may want to consider participating in a clinical trial. Find one here.
Tourette FAQ
NIH
Before you settle on a Tourette syndrome treatment, read this brief fact sheet to learn more about the condition.
alternatives
Deep brain stimulation?
Case Western Reserve Univ.
While further study is needed, scientists are experiencing promising results with a new Tourette syndrome treatment called deep brain stimulation. Find out how it's changed some patients' lives here.
There's an alternative
Tourette Syndrome Online
Some people have found success treating Tourette syndrome by using supplements and avoiding certain food additives. Could an alternative approach work for you?
Alternative Tourette therapies
Tourette Syndrome Assn of California
From supplements and hypnosis to behavioral therapy, there are many non-drug treatments for Tourette syndrome. Find information on them here.
The strep connection
John Hopkins
Could relief from the symptoms of Tourette Syndrome be found in treatment for strep infection? Some researchers think there's a possibility.
Chiropractic case studies
Erin Elster, DC
These case studies raise an interesting question--could chiropractic adjustment function as a treatment for your Tourette? Learn more here.


