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I can relate to the ADHD and nervous tic disorders, and I'm somewhat obsessive-coumpulsive. I've been trying a new medicine, Strattera, and it seems to help all three. Stimulants all semed to mess with me in weird ways, low doses of tricyclic antidepressants did, too (after a few weeks on one, I was unable to eat for a week and another exaggerated the tics until my mother thought I was having a siezure.)
Recently, with with the discovery that taking Ritalin with a nervous tic disorder will not cuase Tourettes, I've tried it, and it seems to be like descriptions I've heard of taking speed. My appetite goes away almost completely, my metabolism goes into high gear, I sweat, I drink two to three gallons of water per day, and due to high water consumption and low everything else consumption, my urine turns clear, just water comes out. I have huge amounts of energy, and it's not always pleasant.
I've been fortunate enough to have all of my symptoms of ADHD and related disorders start to fade around age 16-17, and now, at 19, I can do fairly well without medication.
That's my story. I hope you can extract some useful info from it.
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