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Can Focalin Induce OCD?
my 7 year old has started taking focalin for his adhd. We just started to notice OCD behavior that was not their before the focalin and he seems a more afraid at night. is there such a thing as a medical induced OCD as a result of taking focalin?
Mon, 16 Mar 2015
Hello and thank you for your question.
Focalin does not cause OCD but if he is beginning to develop OCD the focalin can make him more able to focus on his obsessions so can make it appear more dramatic. He really needs to see a child psychiatrist to sort this out.
Regards
Focalin does not cause OCD but if he is beginning to develop OCD the focalin can make him more able to focus on his obsessions so can make it appear more dramatic. He really needs to see a child psychiatrist to sort this out.
Regards
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