How to Tame the Tics Associated with ADHD Medication

"We traded in one problem for another!" You've finally found a medication that manages your child's ADHD symptoms... but now he can't stop twitching.

Jprefect

March 18, 2019 at 6:47 am

Ritalin (and other stimulants) left me with permanent motor tics for the rest of my life. (I’m 36, i went cold turkey when i was 16)

The tics were severe, motor and phonic, painful, extremely socially disruptive (i was in 4th grade and up, and was bullied so severely…) and the doctor tried guanfacine with no result. They tried different things, not certainly didn’t try not medicating me.

I’m still suffering with moderate motor tics today. They can be painful and exacerbate the “tennis elbow “and other repetitive motion injuries.

Im still angry about this.
1. kimhahn1980
  
  July 21, 2019 at 8:12 am
  
  Stimulants do not cause tics. This is outdated information. You’re comorbidity causes your condition.