Posted by med_empowered on August 24, 2008, at 19:20:44
In reply to HELP! TRD...Ritalin and Involuntary mouth tics?, posted by francineus on August 24, 2008, at 18:20:26
I dunno man..the stimulants sometimes cause weird tics b/c of their effects on the dopamine system (same reason antipsychotics can wreak havoc on your bodily movements).
Personally, I had tics on Ritalin, but I didn't get them on Adderall. Could you doc switch you to an amphetamine and see if that helps? The only other thing I can thing of would something to suppress the tics, like a low-dose antipsychotic or maybe Tenex or clonidine (I'm not a doc, obviously--I'm just throwing stuff out there for you).
But seriously: If I were you, I'd ask about an amphetamine....they're more potent than Ritalin and most people find them "smoother."
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