How long do you have to take medication for moderate Tourette’s syndrome

Moderate Tourette’s syndrome is generally characterized by involuntary rapid repetitive muscle twitching in children, which may be accompanied by two or more symptoms such as involuntary vocalizations and obscene language. How long a child has to be on medication for moderate tics varies from person to person; some children may be on medication for several years, some will need to be on medication through adolescence, and others may need to be on medication for the rest of their lives. If the child is found to have tics within a year and the tics are mostly brief and the symptoms are not obvious, this type of child generally responds well to medication and the treatment time is relatively short, and the symptoms can be controlled with medication for about a year. If the onset and medication use exceeds one year, and the combination of chronic tics or Tourette’s syndrome, the effect of medication is generally poorer, and most of them need more than one year. The majority of moderate Tourette’s syndrome improves gradually with age and after puberty, and the prognosis is better if it is treated aggressively. However, some of the more severe symptoms may persist into adulthood or even throughout life. The onset of this disease should be timely consultation, under the guidance of the physician to take reasonable treatment program.