Hi!
I wanted to post sooner, but I have been really busy.

She talked to the psych and then emailed me back. I didn't want to drive the two hours to go up there an things are tight financially.
She said it's probably just sensory hypersensitivity. They said I could try upping my sertraline to 200mg and see if it would help. I'm at 150 mg so far.

I don't get anxious or panicky as Rake described. I get really uncomfortable and irritable feeling.

I have been trying to be more aware of myself and the things I do, especially things I avoid doing.
I can't handle any kind of cloth or fabric touching my teeth. I can't even handle it if it's someone else's teeth. If someone bites their shirt or touches their teeth with any type of fabric, my teeth hurt really bad. I know that sounds weird, but they literally hurt!

I will check out the website you posted chemar.

Thanks guys!

Hello

To start off, I do not have TS. However I do have a couple of related disorders. One particularly made me want to post, which is Sensory Processing Disorder.

Your first post JNT I also automatically thought of related SPD. However what really wanted to make me post, is your quote^

I have this exact same reaction, and it's not weird at all to people with TS and SPD.

SPD generally is helped with Occupational Therapy, although CBT and medications (as mentioned) are also used to help. So there are a few routes to explore to helping you with this.

Good luck

Sweets

Thanks sweets!
I'm starting to think this is something worth looking into further.
I had a problem today similar to the others I mentioned.
Anytime my fingernails touch fabric, I cringe and my teeth have the same horrible feeling as if I'm rubbing the fabric on my teeth. It's almost midnight, and I can't sleep because I am having the same problem now with my toenails touching my blanket and the sheet on my bed. I'm not seeing any restful sleep for myself tonight.

Do any of you know if there is a checklist online to see if you have stmptoms of sod to see if you should actually talk to your doctor more in depth about it? Again, I face the problem of distance and finances, but I'm starting to get rather aggravated. I am working on raising my meds. I am almost to the dose my doc told me to raise it to. It doesn't seem to have helped any yet.

Hi
just Google sensory processing disorder symptoms and you will get many results. including the SPD foundation, WebMD and more

As mentioned before SPD is a very common condition occurring with TS. Often, OCD is also present and so you can have a lot of "morphing" of the symptoms.

imho Therapy is a far better treatment than meds for SPD
A combination of CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy) and OT(occupational therapy) can be very beneficial, and often you can do these on your own once you understand the basics.

I second ^this^ completely!!

OT is the main treatment for SPD. I did say medications can be used to help, however they are generally used in conjunction with OT and not as a treatment by itself. Medications generally help with the reaction of sensitivity, rather than the actual sensory processing issue itself.