ADHD
"We started our son on Tenex (Guanfacine, not extended release like intuniv) when he was 5. We started half (.5) in the evening because it did make him sleepy. The first year we stepped up to the 1/2 in the morning, then adding 1/2 in the afternoon. Then we graduated to 1mg in the am, but needed something in the afternoon. By the time he was almost 7 the Dr said we could move to full  in am &amp; full in the pm, but I could step him into it by full in the am and 1/2 in evening. He&#039;s been on this dosage for almost 2 years now. 1 DR prescribed Intuniv after years of the tenex &amp; he was very irritable &amp; everything was a crisis or breakdown. I called immediately and asked for the not extended release. he was a completely different child on intuniv."