ADHD and tics

[motherofdragons62]

Newly diagnosed 59 year old female , prescribed Adderall XR 20mg . Have struggled with facial tics (blinking) my entire life , attributed to “nervous habit “. Never knew it was part of the ADHD symptoms nor did any medical provider or therapist suggest that it could be related over the years . While I haven’t noticed any change on meds for better or worse , I wonder if anyone has had improvement of tics with stimulants or other meds like Haldol or Clonidine ? I am very self conscious of this tic and aware of what makes it worse such as anxiety, caffeine, fatigue. Would love to find treatment options from our community . Thanks!

[Pianoplayer28]

I’m not very educated on tics with adhd. I have my own experience with fidgeting hardcore and not being able to stay still. But with that being said I think it would be good to kind of experiment with medications such as Abilify. I’m on Abilify for another reason because I need to be on a mood stabilizer but it is also suppose to help with tics. I am also on Adderall and the combination seems to work out just fine, but you are dealing with something much different than me and I hope you find the help you’re looking for! And I hope this helped even a little bit.

[P_killeen]

My ADHD consultant tells me ADHD and tics often go together. I find clonidine does help but pushes my mood flat which I hate