Posted by avid abulia on June 17, 2003, at 10:34:11
In reply to Re: Strattera and Tics » Alastar, posted by Ritch on January 8, 2003, at 23:08:06
> > Will this new drug alleviate tics caused by the stimulants?
>
> That would be difficult to say since med induced tics tends to be highly individual. I got tics from Adderall and Focalin (esp.) which were dose-related. Even with nortriptyline I noticed that I would stutter slightly from time to time. All you can do for sure is just try the med and see what happens. Start at lower doses and work your way up.i have tourette's syndrome, and when i took strattera (despite starting at a full-sized dose, and being a poor metabolizer of several cyp 450 isozymes, including the one that metabolizes strattera, i didn`t tic *much* more, as compared to say, tegretal, where i ticced like crazy, developed myoclonus, and in general felt like i was that close *holds fingers a millimeter or so apart* to checking out...
though, on tegretal all i could do was sleep, and i would have obscene monologues out loud in my sleep, whereas, with strattera, i just didn't sleep for three days and told obscene jokes only in appropriate times.
~AA
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