My son has been on 18mg of Concerta for 6 months now. All of a sudden he has started clearing is throat, it seems to start in the afternoon but he does it non-stop until bed time. He has done this before even before concerta so I would give him Claritin and it would go away. Claritin doesn't work anymore. I was wondering if this is normal that a tic would start 6 months after taking it and will it go away?? I would hate to change his meds b/c he is doing really well on Concerta.
Q: Throat clearing - Is it a side affect from Concerta?
Answers (2)
9/11/09 10:59pm
Hi there
In researching your question it does seem that throat clearing can be a side effect to the medication.
On this site they say this: "In about 2% of children, nervous tics may develop, eye twitches, facial grimacing, neck movement, or frequent throat clearing. This may require stopping the treatment or decreasing the dose."
Here is another medication site where some people talk about this particular side effect to Concerta.
And here is more information about Concerta from Health Central.
I would definitely talk to your child's doctor about what can be done. Maybe this is not a side effect but just some sort of allergy and...only a doctor can tell you what is going on with this symptom.
Thank you for your question!
3/15/10 4:24pm
My daughter is taking 27 mg of Concerta. While I haven't experienced throat clearing with her, I have heard this can sometimes be a symptom of Aspergers? Perhaps this should be assessed.
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