tics + tourettes - natural treatments?

[dbianca23]

i'm looking for natural ways to treat dd's tic disorder. i'm a little overwhelmed by what i'm finding online. so far, it's looks like b6 is a big one. anything else that's commonly used for this?

[kjbrown92]

I don't have the book with me since I loaned it out, but I thought The Magnesium Miracle mentioned magnesium for Tourette's.

[WifeMomChiro]

I would also suggest that you look into zinc.

[mellowjello]

PANDAS is a well recognized sydrome caused by strep bacteria in the gut influencing the brain and causing tourettes and tics. VSL probiotic contains "good strep" which in my experience was effective in knocking out bad strep.

http://intramural.nimh.nih.gov/pdn/web.htm

The above article mentions that typically onset is sudden and dramatic, but this wasn't so in our case.

Supporting detox is essential when using probiotics to rebalance the gut flora.