Robbys Nightmare News Today

>> completely different person. tourettes, you have a lower range where people can control the symptoms and learn to channel some of that. then you have extreme cases, which is what he went through. incredible. 200,000 americans diagnosed with tourettes syndrome every year. >> robby was on 42 different types of medication. at one point the side effects were so extreme he attempted suicide three times. >> were glad to see hes doing much better now. >> absolutely. coming up, hangover helpers. >>...

>> robbys tourettes and ticks are so severe. the worst ive ever seen. >> reporter: he implanted two pacemakers with wires deep into robbys brain. the hope the jolt would stop his overactive nerve cells from misfiring. this was robby then. and today -- >> hey. >> good to see you. >> after ten years of torture, he has his life back. >> its been three years and robby has only had a few small ticks. >> how has your life changed in those three years? >> its been the most challenging and most incredib...

Childhood to a severe debilitating condition now cured. >> he suffered from a severe case of tourettes syndrome but today hes thriving. abcs chief health and medical editor dr. richard besser has the story. >> i try not to think about it. when i do, its like looking back at a nightmare. >> reporter: robbys nightmare began at age 7 with a diagnosis of tour rets syndrome. miss firings of the brain with involuntary movements and vocal lieizations like these called ticks. >> yes, yes, yes! >> report...