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Child Behavior (Expert Forum)
Tenex/ Guanfacine for ADHD
Answered by
Kevin Kennedy, Ph.D. - Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy, Family Therapy, Crisis Intervention
Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates
This forum is for questions and support regarding child behavior issues such: Child Discipline (behavior management), Normal Child Development, Parent-Child Communications, Social Development
Tenex/ Guanfacine for ADHD
by LRM1021, Feb 15, 2008 01:27PM
Do you have an opinion regarding the use of Tenex/ guanfacine for ADHD treatment -- of hyperactivity and impulsivity?
Doctor's Answer
by Kevin Kennedy, Ph.D., Feb 15, 2008 07:03PM
, Feb 15, 2008 07:03PM
This antihypertensive medication can be useful, depending on the circumstances. In very small doses, it is sometimes employed with children who are very young and for whom parents may not wish to use the psychostimulant medications. It can also be a useful treatment for children who have not responded well to the psychostimulants, either because the medicatioins have not been effective or because they brought on intolerable side effects (even if they were effective in addressing the ADHD symptoms).
