The treatment of Tourette's focuses on identifying and helping the individual manage the most troubling or impairing symptoms. Most cases of Tourette's are mild, and do not require pharmacological treatment; instead, psychobehavioral therapy, education, and reassurance may be sufficient. Treatments, where warranted, can be divided into those that target tics and comorbid conditions, which, when present, are often a larger source of impairment than the tics themselves. There is no cure for Tourette's and no medication that works universally for all individuals without significant adverse effects. Knowledge, education and understanding are uppermost in management plans for tic disorders. The management of the symptoms of Tourette's may include pharmacological, behavioral and psychological therapies. While pharmacological intervention is reserved for more severe symptoms, other treatments (such as supportive psychotherapy or cognitive behavioral therapy) may help to avoid or ameliorate depression and social isolation, and to improve family support. Educating a patient, family, and surrounding community (such as friends, school, and church) is a key treatment strategy. Space-filling representation of a haloperidol molecule. Haloperidol is an antipsychotic medication sometimes used to treat severe cases of Tourette's.Medication is available to help when symptoms interfere with functioning. The classes of medication with the most proven efficacy in treating tics—typical and atypical neuroleptics including risperidone (trade name Risperdal), ziprasidone (Geodon), haloperidol (Haldol), pimozide (Orap) and fluphenazine (Prolixin)—can have long-term and short-term adverse effects. The antihypertensive agents clonidine (trade name Catapres) and guanfacine (Tenex) are also used to treat tics; studies show variable efficacy, but a lower side effect profile than the neuroleptics. Stimulants and other medications may be useful in treating ADHD when it co-occurs with tic disorders. Drugs from several other classes of medications can be used when stimulant trials fail, including guanfacine (trade name Tenex), atomoxetine (Strattera) and tricyclics. Clomipramine (Anafranil), a tricyclic antidepressant, and SSRIs—a class of antidepressants including fluoxetine (Prozac), sertraline (Zoloft), and fluvoxamine (Luvox)—may be prescribed when a Tourette's patient also has symptoms of obsessive–compulsive disorder.

My nephew has Tourettes and I know he is on medication for it. I don't remember the name of it though. He was on one that was not helping, and then switched to another that is helping him. I also saw a program on TV about a patient who was in his mid 20's and had Tourettes so bad he could not even do simple things like brushing his teeth or being able to hold a cup while drinking from it. He underwent a procedure where they attach electrodes to different areas in the brain. Whatever they did it worked for him and so long as he had the device on he had no symptoms of Tourettes. Sorry I can't remember the name of the meds or of that program. I believe the program was on either Discovery Channel or PBS about 2-3 years ago. Edit: Here are some websites that might help. http://www.tourettesyndrome.net/tourette.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourette_syndrome http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/tourette-syndrome/DS00541/DSECTION=8

Living a healthy life style, which basically means eating healthy, getting enough exercise but not too much, and doing whatever you can to get a good nights sleep. Taking whatever medications a doctor may prescribe for you. Many symptoms are triggered by emotion(for me its usually the negative ones) and habit. So its a good idea take care of anything that might stress you out early on, and to have a bunch of your friends give you a little nudge when your fingers start taping or your lips start moving and you dont realize it.