ritalin and tic

[bootscuteb]

My 9 year old son hs developed a tic, I believe, from taking ritalin for atention deficit disorder.  He did well all year in school, and I stopped giving him ritalin one month ago when school ended.  It seems he has developed this tic of rolling his eyes after stopping the medicine.  Does anyone have any advice?  We have tried many different medicines- concerta, metadate, all wioth severe side effects with my son, so do not want to keep trying defferent medicines.  It is just confusing since he is not on any medicine now.  .  Thanks.

[Marte313]

Perhaps I am being a bit to honest with you now by telling you that it may never stop. I have gotten chronic tics from Conserta. On the bright side he is lucky he got them in his eyes. That is at least not painful I guess. But it has only been one month. It takes a while for this stuff to get completely out of his system. It could still pass by itself... Good luck!!

[Melissa0116]

With these meds it takes a few months for the tic to go away.  My son was on the concerta and got tics from it and when he was taken off of it, about 6 months later the tic had dissapeared completely.  Check out the info on www.cbn.com and type in ADD and look for the article on curing children with ADD/ADHD.  Also type in the search area L-theanine and look for the article on Feeling a little unfocused.  Both are great articles and help to understand more on what other things are out their besides drugs.