Guanfacine(Tenex) for Asperger's???

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Registered: 12-20-2004
Guanfacine(Tenex) for Asperger's???
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Thu, 12-01-2005 - 7:32pm

Do you have any experience with giving this drug to your child w/ AS?


Thanks!
-Melanie


*adopted brother, age 9.5, with Asperger's


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Brandon saw

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Thu, 12-01-2005 - 9:56pm

My understanding is that tenex is a lot like clonodine but milder. I am assuming since he is giving it at bedtime that it is for sleep? Does he take it during the day as well?

Clonodine and tenex are often used for sleep at night with kids with AS because of the horrible time some can have with sleep. Kids who are really hyper and have a hard time with ADHD type stuff may benefit from it during the day too, but it can cause pretty extreme drowsiness.

My son did have a clonodine patch during the day for a while but it caused rashes. The pill caused too much up and down in his day. It is a fast acting med so he would crash from being tired then get really hyper before the next dose.

Renee

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