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Tenex and weight gain~when to d/c medication cause of weight gain?
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<blockquote data-quote="jcox" data-source="post: 318301" data-attributes="member: 6583"><p>Going to try to answer everyone's questions and respond to some comments as well:</p><p> </p><p>Why Clonidine AND Tenex? He was on Clonidine since he was 4. He can not tollerate Clonidine in the daytime. When he was in the psychiatric hospital back in Feb-March they decreased his dosage from 4x day to only a night dose. In the summer his school kept telling me that they were concerned with his "ADHD symptoms". I discussed this with his psychiatrist and she said the only 2 ADHD medications she would even consider for him would be either Tenex or Straterra because of his mix of diagnoses. She decided that Tenex was a better choice for him. She started him on one dose of Tenex in the morning. They have tried to get rid of the night dose of Clonidine, but with every decrease in dosage at night he can not sleep. Even at .1 mg at night he was having trouble sleeping through the night so that is why they added the night dose of Tenex. </p><p> </p><p>Abilify and Lithium causing his weight gain:</p><p>I really don't think so in his case. He has been on both since his psychiatric hospital stay in Feb-March and actually lost 15 lbs from February through August after that medication change (As well as going off Risperdal). The Tenex is the only recent change, with it being added in August and increased in September. The Abilify was added in February and has not been raised up since. </p><p> </p><p>Trying Stims:</p><p>The psychiatrist did not think that would be a good idea when I questioned her about ADHD medications, because she said my son is "Complex, Complicated, and a Tough Cookie to figure out". He has so many diagnoses in his mix. Ritalin at age 3 made him have a 5 hour nonstop rage. </p><p> </p><p>Nobody seems to ever have heard of a connection between Tenex and weight gain. I have read about it online and can not seem to find a connection, so maybe this is a coincidence. I am going to try to change his diet for a couple months before I ask to get rid of the Tenex.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jcox, post: 318301, member: 6583"] Going to try to answer everyone's questions and respond to some comments as well: Why Clonidine AND Tenex? He was on Clonidine since he was 4. He can not tollerate Clonidine in the daytime. When he was in the psychiatric hospital back in Feb-March they decreased his dosage from 4x day to only a night dose. In the summer his school kept telling me that they were concerned with his "ADHD symptoms". I discussed this with his psychiatrist and she said the only 2 ADHD medications she would even consider for him would be either Tenex or Straterra because of his mix of diagnoses. She decided that Tenex was a better choice for him. She started him on one dose of Tenex in the morning. They have tried to get rid of the night dose of Clonidine, but with every decrease in dosage at night he can not sleep. Even at .1 mg at night he was having trouble sleeping through the night so that is why they added the night dose of Tenex. Abilify and Lithium causing his weight gain: I really don't think so in his case. He has been on both since his psychiatric hospital stay in Feb-March and actually lost 15 lbs from February through August after that medication change (As well as going off Risperdal). The Tenex is the only recent change, with it being added in August and increased in September. The Abilify was added in February and has not been raised up since. Trying Stims: The psychiatrist did not think that would be a good idea when I questioned her about ADHD medications, because she said my son is "Complex, Complicated, and a Tough Cookie to figure out". He has so many diagnoses in his mix. Ritalin at age 3 made him have a 5 hour nonstop rage. Nobody seems to ever have heard of a connection between Tenex and weight gain. I have read about it online and can not seem to find a connection, so maybe this is a coincidence. I am going to try to change his diet for a couple months before I ask to get rid of the Tenex. [/QUOTE]
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