wagner. like chrissy, jonathan s downward spiral didn t begin until after he stopped taking klonopin. in his case, cold turkey, something even the manufacturers advise against. what happens to your brain when you suddenly stop a benzo that you ve been taking for an exend theed peri extended period of time. if we stop all of a sudden, it s like an excited neurotransmitter thunderstorm going on in our brain. it s a very uncomfortable feeling, wrestlessness, motor ticks, and people even seize. some people even get suicidal. chrissy didn t stop taking klonopin suddenly. but she did experience these kinds of withdrawal symptoms. maybe four weeks was too fast. in desperation, she turned to another doctor. he told her going back on a benzo would return her to normal. in lieu of klonopin, he
just to have some relief. they told me it could get rid of potentially all of my vocals within a year. and half, if not more, than half of my motor ticks. amber has placed a lot of hope in the outcome of this intensive day-long operation. it s a chance to change my life for the better. and to make sure that i don t have to deal with this anymore, which is grueling almost every day. i m up for it. i ve had this 20 years and i think i ve done my time. i m going to size it up
it is a relatively rare form of a very sudden and severe onset ocd occurs in children following an infection, typically a strep infection. and what happens is the body s immune system attempts to fight off the infection, but mistakenly attacks a part of the brain that is responsible for regulating certain aspects of emotions and behaviors. and so what you will see is very severe sudden onset, like overnight, of extreme fears and anxieties. you ll see repetitive ritualistic behaviors, and often severe motor ticks. so now that we understand what this is, and this young man s case, the attorney for the mother says that this rare brain infection is what created his mental illness, which is perhaps, you know, what led to his actions. you say, though, that s a stretch. why? well, i would say it is a stretch. you will sometimes see often see temper tantrums and
first of all, for folks at home, we don t have video what this is like to capture. what are these girls experiencing? what are the symptoms, doctor? most of the girls presented with motor ticks we call them or involuntary movements of the upper extremities, the head, the arm. vocalizations. they have also had episodes of syncope or passing out and some nonepileptic seizures. martha: how violent are the movements? is it a little tick or head thing or big? they run the gamut. some have very subtle movements. others have been self-injurious. martha: self-injurious, wow! what are you seeing? what are you witnessing? we re seeing young ladies have real symptoms. devastating not only patients but families in the community. i think we also not just movement disorders but a constellation of multitude of symptoms. not just passing out but