Alcohol and tourettes
Question:
How do people with tourettes (in this group or typically) respond to alcohol? I was going to reply to a recent post about suggestions for non-pharmaceutical drugs with booze as a suggestion but I thought it may be mistaken as flippancy. I drink a fair bit and I feel it helps me. I’ve been a bit bad recently, had an attempted mugging in broad daylight 5 mins from home last week (escaped without loss but really upset me; I am a compulsive worrier and don’t go out much because of it, so a ‘proof’ of my worries is awful positive reinforcement), fell out with my best friend who is being a right twat to me, and am generally really stressed and depressed. So, I’m tic-ing like a bastard, worse I’ve been for a long time, but a few stiff gins and still depressed but nowhere like as many tics. I’m not reccomending it (being a brit I’m genetically engineered to cope with it and socially conditioned to drink it anyhow), I was just interested in its immediate effects on other people. Luv Andy
Response:
I am 64 and have found that alcohol does help me but because I also have compulsive problems, I tend to drink and eat more than I should. Wayne
Response:
"Andy Booth" <andybo…@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
news:_4ymd.27167$P7.2587@fe2.news.blueyonder.co.uk… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> How do people with tourettes (in this group or typically) respond to > alcohol? I was going to reply to a recent post about suggestions for > non-pharmaceutical drugs with booze as a suggestion but I thought it may > be mistaken as flippancy. I drink a fair bit and I feel it helps me. > I’ve been a bit bad recently, had an attempted mugging in broad daylight 5 > mins from home last week (escaped without loss but really upset me; I am a > compulsive worrier and don’t go out much because of it, so a ‘proof’ of my > worries is awful positive reinforcement), fell out with my best friend who > is being a right twat to me, and am generally really stressed and > depressed. So, I’m tic-ing like a bastard, worse I’ve been for a long > time, but a few stiff gins and still depressed but nowhere like as many > tics. I’m not reccomending it (being a brit I’m genetically engineered to > cope with it and socially conditioned to drink it anyhow), I was just > interested in its immediate effects on other people. > Luv > Andy
One drink may quieten tics a bit, I’ve never tried to pay attention. Two drinks and I slide slowly under the table, so I guess that counts as tic suppression 
. A more seasoned drinker would have to advise you on the effects at higher dose.
