What is tic disorder?

A tic is an involuntary, rapid, recurrent, nonrhythmic motor movement (usually involving circumscribed muscle groups) or vocal production that is of sudden onset and that serves no apparent purpose.

How do members experience tic disorder?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with tic disorder*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for tic disorder*

Who has tic disorder on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 8
20s 9
30s 15
40s 19
50s 10
60s 6
70+ 2

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 26
Female 37