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Eye Twitch, Shoulder Twitch, Flicking In Arm. What May Have Gone Wrong?
Hi my six year old son has for the past 4 months developed a random eye twich. Our GP has told us not to be alarmed as this is something he will grow out of. Today we have noticed a shoulder twich, raising his shoulder and flicking of the arm. He is a very bright boy and head of class in many subjects. As now nearly 7 he still also wears bed pants in the evening, every morning they are soaking wet and this upsets him as his younger 3 year old brother has been dry for over a year. As his father I have an eye twich which I have managed to live with for over 25 years and notice it to be worse when I m stressed or in public. Any advise would be great full. Thank you Robert
Sat, 30 Mar 2013
Hi Robert, thanks for asking. Tics are common among the children. Many tics are transient among them and those could be as a result of stress. If tics remain for more than a months, then you should worry about them. However, there are good medications for it even they remain longer for him. Bed wetting could be also as a result of stress at this age. However, it is good to ask doctor to ask for urine check for any possibility of infection if his bed wetting has started after a period of being dry. I wish him a good health.
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The eye can have many reasons but of it is persisting and was present in you as well, there is a possibility that it can be a tic disorder. If it is a transient thing, you can simply wait. If it persists you will have to meet a psychiatrist who would like to prescribe low dose haloperidol to him for a few months.
He may also try some behaviour therapy for him to improve his symptoms.
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Wish you good health,
Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.
Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query.
The eye can have many reasons but of it is persisting and was present in you as well, there is a possibility that it can be a tic disorder. If it is a transient thing, you can simply wait. If it persists you will have to meet a psychiatrist who would like to prescribe low dose haloperidol to him for a few months.
He may also try some behaviour therapy for him to improve his symptoms.
Hope I am able to answer your concerns.
If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.
In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link:
bit.ly/dr-srikanth-reddy
Wish you good health,
Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.
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