What is Tourette syndrome?

Tourette syndrome is an inherited neurodevelopmental disorder with onset in childhood, characterized by the presence of multiple physical (motor) tics and at least one vocal (phonic) tic; these tics characteristically wax and wane.

How do members experience Tourette syndrome?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with Tourette syndrome*

*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 Tourette syndrome*

*Data from patients with Tourette syndrome, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with Tourette syndrome*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Haldol)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
Tourette syndrome (1)

*Data from patients with Tourette syndrome, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has Tourette syndrome on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 14
20s 51
30s 51
40s 36
50s 21
60s 16
70+ 16

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 79
Female 117