I know a person whose child takes a prescription medication for his ADHD, which gives him tics. Since his tics are a SIDE EFFECT from the medication, can they be classified as Tourette's Syndrome? It seems to me like he would have to experience the tics "naturally" in order for it to be Tourette's Syndrome - meaning that the drug had nothing to do with it and he was experiencing the tics without the drug as well or before he started taking the drug. Am I right?
Answer:
Tics as a result of medication are NOT Tourette's. Tourette's is a neurological disability that is caused by misfiring in the brain due to brain abnormalities, not medication. I was a Learning Disabilities Specialist in a university for over 10 years and have worked with people who had the organically based Tourette's and tics due to medication. With the latter, if the medication is stopped or switched to something else, the tics go away. With Tourette's medication is needed to keep them under control or at least reduce their severity (and they become more severe with age).
NO
Tourette麓s syndrome is a genetic syndrome. It can be inherited.
Sometimes is associated with ADHD.
It is not known to be a side effect of any med.
No, Tourette's is in a class by itself and is not a side effect.
I agree with you. If the medication is causing the tics then its not Tourette's. It's just a side effect of the meds.
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