Hi my name is Casey. I am a 30 year old girl who was diagnosed with Tourettes Syndrome when I was 12. I have created this page because I have been on and off meds all my life and have found one, and only one, substance that has helped my tics, and I feel the need to share this with all out there suffering with this disease.
From experience, I know that people with TS try many different chemicals to keep their TS at bay. I have tried Clonodine, Xanax, Haloperidol, Prozac, Wellbutrin, Luvox, Effexor, Clonazapam, you name it, I have tried it!
When I was in college, a friend offered me some marijuana. Although I had never tried it before, I tried it that day, and it amazingly suppressed all my tics like nothing else I have ever taken!
Apparently, after doing lots of research over the years,I am not the only one who has made this discovery! There has been studies involving THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, and Tourettes Syndrome patients showing a positive reduction is tics when consumed.
Now, I do not, and I repeat I do NOT condone drug abuse. I define 'abuse' as taking a substance repeatedly that does not serve any kind of medical purpose or benefit. But I DO condone drug 'use'. And I define 'drug' as any chemical that alters a person's chemistry. In my book, a 'drug' can be as simple as Advil.
I would love to hear from you if you have TS or know someone with TS that has benefited from marijuana. Unfortunately, the state I reside in does not condone marijuana use for medical purposes, and even if it did, I am not sure TS is classified as an approved disease for prescription.
Either way, I would love to hear from you.
God Bless you all in your quest to a tic free life.
