Tenex (Guanfacine) is usually taken once or twice daily. It can be taken 3-4 times/day but it has a 16 hour half life so frequent dosing is not necessary. If taken regularly total blood levels will gradually increase over the first three days and then will level off.
Tenex comes in 1 and 2 mg tablets that are easily broken in half. If taken primarily for help with sleep or if an individual is very sensitive to side effects it can be taken in the evening. For irritability, muscle spasms, anxiety, increased blood pressure or any symptoms associated with high levels of norepinephrine it is usually taken in the am or am and evening.
As with most medications, start with a low dose – ½ of 1mg and gradually increase as needed until the right dose is found. Extra doses can be taken for acute symptoms like agitation associated with increased or unusual stress.
Side-effects are usually mild and transient – especially sluggishness or dizziness. If any side effects are bothersome decrease the dose and take at bedtime only.
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CAN SOMEONE ADD GUANFACINE SO AS TO COUNTERACT/ELIMINATE THE BUPROPION INDUCED ANXIETY/AGITATION/RESTLESSNESS ?
CURRENTLY TAKING SERTRALINE 100MG (FOR ANXIETY DISORDER AND DEPRESSION)
WHEN TRYING TO ADD BUPROPION (150MG XL , OR LESS) (TRYING TO IMPROVE FLATTENING/MILD-APATHY/SSRI-INDUCED MILD INATTENTIVENESS) THEN , SIDE-EFFECTS LIKE, AGITATION AND ANXIETY, SWEATING, ETC EMERGE, (HOWEVER BUPROPION DOES BOOST MOOD IN RESPECT TO THE AFOREMENTIONED SSRI-INDUCED FLATTENING).
WILL THE ADDITION OF GUANFACINE REDUCE/ELIMINATE THE BUPROPION SIDE EFFECTS LIKE AGITATION ANXIETY?
[SIMILAR SIDE EFFECTS, LESS PRONOUNCED, HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY REBOXETINE(NRI) OR, MID or HIGH DOSE OF VENLAFAXINE XR (150MG OR ABOVE) , OR addition of ATOMOXETINE(30MG) to 100mg sertraline – SEEMS INTERESTING THAT ALL OF THEM TEND TO ACT ON THE NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM]
WILL GUANFACINE COUNTERACT/ELIMINATE THE BUPROPION INDUCED AGITATION/ANXIETY/SWEATING?