Med Head: My Knock-down, Drag-out, Drugged-up Battle with My Brain
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| Rating | : | 4.61 (664 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0316076171 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-02-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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Now this deeply personal account of Cory Friedman's intense struggles with Tourette's Syndrome and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder--as well as depression, anxiety, and alcohol addiction--is available for teen readers.. How it FEELS to have a body that won't stop moving, to be really different from everyone else, to be made fun of every day, to be totally reckless, to never relax, to be shut out of everything, to break FREE and TAKE CONTROL.James Patterson's Against Medical Advice riveted adults with the page-turning drama of one teenager's courage, sacrifice, and triumph in confronting an agonizing medical condition
Soon the happy child becomes a slave to capricious masters by the names of Paxil, Risperdal, Klonopin, and more. His condition is alarming: OCD impulses create violent tics that sometimes knock him over or compel him to grab the steering wheels of moving cars. It is the beginning of a grueling 13-year saga that is as much a struggle against Tourette’s as it is an endless war drug cocktails wage inside his body. A first-person voice gets inside the head of Cory, who we met as a four-year-old recently prescribed Ritalin
James Patterson has had more New York Times bestsellers than any other writer, ever, according to Guinness World Records. Since his first novel won the Edgar Award in 1977 James Patterson's books have sold more than 300 million copies. He writes full-time and lives in Florida with his family.. He is the author of
Teen Reads said MED HEAD is an inspirational story, and I agree with Patterson when he calls Cory a hero. MED HEAD, James Patterson and Hal Friedman's young adult version of the #1 New York Times bestseller AGAINST MEDICAL ADVICE, is about a boy's experiences growing up with the rare neurological disorder of Tourette's Syndrome with OCD. It's a private view of Cory Friedman's home and school life as told by Cory himself, from age five through his post-high school years.Cory is five years old when his troubles begin. While playing a video game, he feels his first compulsion to jerk his neck. It is involuntary, caused by "miswiring of his brain," and is one of the many tics and physical and verbal compulsions his mind would present through t. GREAT READ ABOUT TOURETTE SYNDROME A. MILLER I ordered this book awhile back and ended up LOVING IT! It's a different story than most with Tourette Syndrome. I'm always looking for a good read, especially about Tourette's. I have TS also, and it is always a great thing to read someone else's experience. He goes through how he went through tons of meds and how they affected him. It was a fast and easy read, and it's so good. I would read it as a parent, friend, spouse, or someone with TS.. version of the original book and they did a great job with it This is the teen version of the original book and they did a great job with it. If your reading reviews, you already know that this is based on the actual life of a young man that grew up with several neurological disorders, mainly Tourette Syndrome. It is done so well and is very inspirational to all those that have similar experiences. Our family has the same genetic code as "Cory" in this story, both my sister, mother, and now my son suffered with TS and if you are raising a child with this disorder or have family members or close friends, this is a book you will not be able to put down. I held my breath through much of it. My own s