Does caffeine worse the “La Tourette Syndrom” by the fact its a dopamine drug?
Tourette syndrome can be exacerbated by caffeine. Caffeine DOES have some interactions with dopamine but they are very limited. Any stimulant can make any person develop some ticks and other movements. Amphetamines and cocaine are well known to cause symptoms of Tourette. And they are both very powerful drugs that vastly increase dopamine. And dopamine an important neurotransmitter in movement. Parkinson’s disease for example is caused by a dopamine imbalance (too little dopamine) and it is treated with dopamine (l-dopa). But anyone with Tourette is best to avoid caffeine because of the mild dopamine interactions and because caffeine can simply make ticks worse from its actions with Adenosine.
