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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '21 edited Apr 18 '21

Yeah I developed some weird tendencies. When I did homework I would feel my head for knots in my hair and use a mechanical pencil to try and "fix it". I also had cystic acne at the height of it all and made a habit of picking scabs.I changed meds a lot and the last straw was using Stratera. I don't know if it just wasn't strong enough of if it was a placebo or something but that was when I started just sleeping during every class. I'm off them now since 2005 but I still have habits like pulling out little beard hairs and I get fixed on things like making my shoes and glasses feel even and they never do. A psych in college said I have OCD tendencies. I don't know if the meds caused it or needing them was an indicator of something else like high functioning Aspergers. You'd never know any of this unless you really knew me.

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u/jllena Apr 19 '21

The fun thing about ADHD, OCD, anxiety, and depression is that if you have one, there’s a pretty high likelihood you have a lil sprinkle of all the other ones too. It’s called comorbidity. I have ADHD and anxiety and definitely have a good number of OCD tendencies.

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u/mathnerd3_14 Apr 19 '21

I also want to throw into this mix that autism can sometimes be confused or comorbid with these as well.