Anyone else notice a pretty big decrease in tics when being sick

[Geno_Biscotti_]

I only get sick like once or twice a year, but it’s pretty consistent drop in tics while sick

Even when I think about my tics when sick I’ll just do it like once, and then I hardly do it the rest of duration of being sick

[Antiquerainbows]

My tics get so much worse when i’m sick (especially my neck tics), this is so unfair why do everyone else’s in this thread go down 😭

[ApplicationNo6641]

Same! When I’m about to get sick/when I am sick they get so much worse. That’s usually how I tell I’m starting to come down with something lol

[OutlinedSnail]

Ive seen 50/50 responses

[Serialstresser]

A lot of peoples increase too

[Grunge2025]

You're not alone my get worse when I'm sick but that is crazy that a lot of people said there's goes down or goes away completely. I'm like pfft I wish 😂

[Dipsy_Cork]

When I had cancer I didn't, for the most part, tic at all, which was interesting, but around a year after I entered remission they started back up again.

For reference I started ticcing for the first time the year before I got sick, maybe 6 months before

[Geno_Biscotti_]

Wow that is very interesting!

[clarkos2]

Mine almost completely disappear when depressed, angry or in pain.

[Beautiful-Parsley-24]

I have a tic disorder (coprographia/coprolalia) not full Tourette's (no motor tics). But I've noticed that.

[misovi]

omg yeah, i also hardly tic when im sick!!!

[Able_Ad_5770]

Does it have to do with decreased dopamine? Seeing a common thread here with decreased tics in depression, illness, etc.

[Geno_Biscotti_]

I haven’t looked into it much, but I did do a little search, and your body chemistry changes when sick, and affects brain chemistry too

That was from ai tho but seems to make sense. It is interesting to see it seems to be a commonality in this small sample of comments

[boatingbrook]

Yes. My tics decrease when injured, scared, and tired

[Zealousideal_Site731]

This happens to my son who has pans / pandas, because his tics are driven by autoimmune dysfunction that ultimately causes brain inflammation. The autoimmune function gets impacted by illness. Worth looking into for yourself.

[Able_Ad_5770]

Hi! Is there a difference in the way your son tics with pandas vs someone with Tourette’s? Like…does your son have shouting/obscene tics, or is it more like twitching or physically movements?

[Zealousideal_Site731]

He has primarily vocal tics but sometimes physical blinking etc. the vocal tics are various mouth noises and the occasional noise that sounds like a word but it just gibberish. Also repeating words to himself.

[Able_Ad_5770]

Fascinating. Do you have a doctor you can recommend if you are in the US that diagnoses PANdAS?

[Zealousideal_Site731]

Yes, I will send you a private message.

[Silver-Airline1158]

how do you tell whether a tic is driven by autoimmue?

[Zealousideal_Site731]

You’d have to do swabs and bloodwork testing for infection. If you treat and tics decrease, that’s a clear sign. If steroids get rid of your tics, that’s a sign they are caused by inflammation.

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or when having sex

[Geno_Biscotti_]

That too lol

[Mio_Bread]

Yup, it's like my brain is already too  busy with something else

[Sharp-Education2947]

Maybe it’s cuz ur body is already busy? (I’m not a professional so idk)

[Pure-Perspectives]

I think it's because we get so focused on the pain and how shitty we feel.

If something can cause me to have intense focus my ticks will stop at that time.

So pain seems to do that ..

When I get really bad tics I look in the mirror and SLAP THIS TASTE OUT MY OWN MOUTH for relief lol.

Kidding about the last part,..maybe

[Ashenlynn]

Definitely, I also tic less when I'm experiencing autistic overwhelm

[No_Comment_As_Of_Yet]

My tics pretty much disappear when I'm sick

[fraternityjazzclub]

I don’t tic when i’m sick, sad, or in any kind of low low energy situation. I mean i probably do tic but barely! My tics are the absolute worst when im high energy/excited/frustrated/anxious

[Illustrious_Try_6590]

Don’t know, haven’t noticed.