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Suggest Treatment For Blinking Eyes And Muscle Jerks Caused By Adderall Intake
Posted on
Fri, 30 Jan 2015
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Fri, 30 Jan 2015
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Fri, 27 Feb 2015
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Question : When I Take my 60 mg of adderal I develop anxiety related tics such as clearing my throat, grinding my teeth, blinking my eyes, and random muscle movements.They automatically stop once the adderal has completely left my body. I was wondering if there are any drugs to take help make that reaction more manageable when I am taking adderal. MY doctor gave me lorazapam to try at a small dose to see if it helps calm me down when i start to feel that way and it does but i don't really think thats the best answer. He also suggessted welbutrin which could help by improving my lack of motivation and then allowing me to lower my adderal dose.
Brief Answer:
Welbutrin is a good option
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query.
I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through.
Adderall medicine is known to produce tics and OCD in certain cases and unfortunately you are one of them. But speaking of adult ADHD, if adderall is not suiting you then other options like vyanase or methylphenidate may also cause the same problem of tics for you. The only option to avoid these tics is to discontinue the medicine. Your psychiatrist is right in stating that welbutrin could be an option. It has been approved for use in adult ADHD and unlike other stimulants will not lead to problem with the tics. It can be started in the dose of 150mg and can be increased to 300mg if required.
Hope I am able to answer your concerns.
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Welbutrin is a good option
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query.
I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through.
Adderall medicine is known to produce tics and OCD in certain cases and unfortunately you are one of them. But speaking of adult ADHD, if adderall is not suiting you then other options like vyanase or methylphenidate may also cause the same problem of tics for you. The only option to avoid these tics is to discontinue the medicine. Your psychiatrist is right in stating that welbutrin could be an option. It has been approved for use in adult ADHD and unlike other stimulants will not lead to problem with the tics. It can be started in the dose of 150mg and can be increased to 300mg if required.
Hope I am able to answer your concerns.
If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.
If not, you may close the discussion and if possible you may rate the answer for me, so that I get a good feedback.
In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link:
bit.ly/dr-srikanth-reddy
Wish you good health,
Kind regards
Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.
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