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Has Tourettes. Suggest Physician?

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Posted on Fri, 25 Oct 2013
Question: my son has tourettes. he has just had the worse attack in his 43 years.i need someone to suggest a physician who has some knowledge of this condition. yesterday he went to the emergency room where they gave him an injection that basically knocked him out. we need help! our zip 0000. thank you

no cancer involved.only mental disorders
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Answered by Dr. Payman Hajiazim (33 hours later)
Brief Answer:
There is a good book tells you how.

Detailed Answer:
Hi there, thanks for asking. Tourettes is controllable disease and controlling stress level can decrease the tics severity. There is a book you can purchase online from Caversham publications: Tourette's with Dignity: Don't Tic Me Off | The Youthdale Series. This book tells you how to manage tourettes. Bipolar mood disorder could be controlled with medication and talk therapy. If the person takes his medications regularly, there is very few chance that he develops another attack. Let me know if you have any other questions.
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Has Tourettes. Suggest Physician?

Brief Answer:
There is a good book tells you how.

Detailed Answer:
Hi there, thanks for asking. Tourettes is controllable disease and controlling stress level can decrease the tics severity. There is a book you can purchase online from Caversham publications: Tourette's with Dignity: Don't Tic Me Off | The Youthdale Series. This book tells you how to manage tourettes. Bipolar mood disorder could be controlled with medication and talk therapy. If the person takes his medications regularly, there is very few chance that he develops another attack. Let me know if you have any other questions.