Hi.
My son is five and on Tenex for ADHD. I had some general questions about this as we've had mixed results.
The one thing we notice is it helps his anger (temper) and impulse control a little. But the side effects of constipation, mood swings (I guess that's what they are...one day he's cheerful and the next day he's grumpy), sleep disturbance (hard time going to sleep...says he's afraid of the dark, being alone...night terrors) just don't seem to be worth it.
I guess my question is, is this a normal experience when reducing the dosage? We increased his dosage to 3mg a day (1mg at breakfast, 1mg at lunch, 1mg at dinner) and he immediately started having night terrors and sleep issues. We reduced it back to 2.5mg a day and for two days he was focused, cheerful, so happy, loving, the way we know he wants to be...our little sweet boy. Then on the third day of a reduced dosage he went back to moody, sleep issues (thought not as bad), just not happy. He was all smiles for two days on 2.5 and now he never smiles.
It makes us so sad and discouraged to see him not himself on this drug. I'm wondering what other's experience is with it? It really doesn't help his focus and hyperactivity very well...in fact when he's coming down (right before he takes the next dose) he is extremely super hyper!