How To Treat Tourette Syndrome

Antiseizure Medication

Recent research has suggested certain individuals with Tourette syndrome can be treated with topiramate, which is usually used for epilepsy treatment. In one study, about seventy-five percent of subjects showed moderate or marked improvement in their tics. The most common adverse effects were mood swings and aggression, which were observed in about ten percent of patients, and issues with cognition and language, which were observed in nearly twenty-five percent of patients.

With that said, these side effects are fairly typical of topiramate. There need to be more controlled studies regarding the medication before it's used as a common treatment for Tourette syndrome, and it's not certain whether other antiepileptics can also be effective.