Free From A Neurological Tic Disorder
Author: Erin W.
Skill: Nurse
Date: 12-04-2013
Views: 43,696
Word Count: 389
Questions Received: 38
Testimonial ID: 9163-OR
Brand Neutral: No
Scientific Studies: 8
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Since my son was about 2.5 years old he displayed signs of a neurological tic disorder. It started with licking his lips constantly, then changed after a few weeks to blinking hard. Sometimes we would go weeks or months without seeing a tic.
He is now 5 years old and a few months ago we started seeing very noticeable tics. He was blinking so hard his eyes were watering and causing sores at the corners of his eyes. Then he added jerking his arm really hard.
I called his pediatrician and he diagnosed him with transient tic disorder and not Tourette's syndrome. The pediatrician sent us to a neurologist who specializes in tic disorders in children. He gave us the same diagnosis and told us he would out grow it.
The next day my son added shaking his head really hard, to the blinking and arm jerking. He was physically in pain and couldn't stop. It became debilitating and we were heartbroken watching our son slip away.
We took him back to the neurologist a few days later and they handed me a prescription for Clonopin and Lexapro. I was so shocked because he is just a 5 year old child!
We took him to an acupuncturist/chiropractor and started using Young Living products. After the first time of applying a drop or two of the Stress Away blend he was calmer and the blinking stopped.
We used a few drops each of the Peace & Calming oil blend and Lavender oil at night on the edge of the ears and he slept like a baby. A drop or two of the Valor oil blend and Stress Away blends were used on the base of the neck everyday before he went to school to help with stress.
Every day the tics got less and less until today he no longer has them. His teachers and family are just amazed at his recovery! Needless to say I ripped up those drug prescriptions!
We used Valor, Stress Away, and Peace & Calming on the bottom of his feet also 3x a day. I applied a drop or two of Valor directly to the back of his neck. I also diffused Valor and Peace & Calming at night in his room.
There was no wrong way to use these oils. It just took experimenting to find what was right for my son.
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| Supporting Scientific Studies | ||
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| 1. | Associated topics: stress-/-tension-/-burnout — "After inhalation of clary sage oil, cortisol levels were significantly decreased.... Thyroid stimulating hormone was also reduced.... Clary sage oil has antidepressant-like effect...." | Link |
| 2. | Associated topics: stress-/-tension-/-burnout — "Lavender, mint [peppermint], orange, rose, chamomile, rosemary, and sage were used.... Depression levels in the touch-music-aroma therapy group... showed a larger decrease than in the... control groups [that did not include aromatherapy].... [FMS] symptoms such as restless sleep, headache, morning fatigue, exhaustion, feeling like crying, and bowel complaints were also significantly reduced." | Link |
| 3. | Associated topics: stress-/-tension-/-burnout — "A number of essential oils are currently in use as aromatherapy agents to relieve anxiety, stress, and depression. Popular anxiolytic oils include lavender (Lavandula angustifolia), rose (Rosa damascena), orange (Citrus sinensis), bergamot (Citrus aurantium), lemon (Citrus limon), sandalwood (Santalum album), clary sage (Salvia sclarea), Roman chamomile (Anthemis nobilis), and rose-scented geranium (Pelargonium spp.)." | Link |
| 4. | Associated topics: stress-/-tension-/-burnout — "Most studies, as well as clinically applied experience, have indicated that various essential oils, such as lavender, lemon and bergamot can help to relieve stress, anxiety, depression and other mood disorders. Most notably, inhalation of essential oils can communicate signals to the olfactory system and stimulate the brain to exert neurotransmitters (e.g. serotonin and dopamine), thereby further regulating mood." | Link |
| 5. | Associated topics: stress-/-tension-/-burnout — "The ylang ylang oil caused a significant decrease of blood pressure and a significant increase of skin temperature. At the behavioral level, subjects in the ylang ylang oil group rated themselves more calm and more relaxed than subjects in the control group. These findings are likely to represent a relaxing effect of the ylang ylang oil and provide some evidence for the usage of the ylang ylang oil in aromatherapy such as causing a relief of depression and stress in humans." | Link |
| 6. | Associated topics: stress-/-tension-/-burnout — "Lavender essential oil has been used as an anxiolytic [anxiety] drug, a mood stabilizer, a sedative, spasmolytic [muscle spasms], antihypertensive [high blood pressure], antimicrobial, analgesic [pain] agent as well as a wound healing accelerator.... The present study suggests that inhalation of lavender essential oil may be an effective and safe treatment modality in acute management of migraine headaches." | Link |
| 7. | Associated topics: stress-/-tension-/-burnout — "This controlled study showed for the first time that a 10% peppermint oil in ethanol solution efficiently alleviates tension-type headache. Peppermint oil thus proves to be a well-tolerated and cost-effective alternative to usual therapies." | Link |
| 8. | Associated topics: stress-/-tension-/-burnout — "[P]re-clinical and clinical research available today demonstrat[es] the power, safety, and effectiveness of natural compounds [particularly aromatherapy] for relieving stress and anxiety.... [S]imple inhalation of patchouli and rose oil reduced sympathetic nervous activity by 40%, with rose oil reducing adrenaline concentrations by 30%.... Lavender oil... has also been studied for the ability to reduce stress, anxiety, aggression,and cortisol levels, among two dozen other potential therapeutic properties." | Link |
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