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<blockquote data-quote="justour2boys" data-source="post: 596424" data-attributes="member: 6235"><p>First, welcome to the board... there is a lot of support and information here!! Second, from reading your post it sounds like 3 different issues at hand; your PTSD from your son's overdose, your son's hyper-sexuality, and medications. The first two I can't offer any info as I have no experience... but ADHD medications I have quite a bit of "Mom" experience!</p><p></p><p>Both my difficult children (boys) have used guanfacine (Intuniv and Tenex, the brand names)... and we have had mixed results. But, and it is a big one... we have not used it as the solo medication. We did try it and lasted only 3 days. We have always used it WITH a stimulant (currently using Concerta). For my oldest, Tenex had a negative impact on his blood pressure, too low. But with my VERY impulsive youngest, it works very well together with his stimulant.</p><p></p><p>So I would not give up on medications. Finding the right medications and/or right medication combo can be a challenge, but for our family nothing compares to the our life without medications!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="justour2boys, post: 596424, member: 6235"] First, welcome to the board... there is a lot of support and information here!! Second, from reading your post it sounds like 3 different issues at hand; your PTSD from your son's overdose, your son's hyper-sexuality, and medications. The first two I can't offer any info as I have no experience... but ADHD medications I have quite a bit of "Mom" experience! Both my difficult children (boys) have used guanfacine (Intuniv and Tenex, the brand names)... and we have had mixed results. But, and it is a big one... we have not used it as the solo medication. We did try it and lasted only 3 days. We have always used it WITH a stimulant (currently using Concerta). For my oldest, Tenex had a negative impact on his blood pressure, too low. But with my VERY impulsive youngest, it works very well together with his stimulant. So I would not give up on medications. Finding the right medications and/or right medication combo can be a challenge, but for our family nothing compares to the our life without medications! [/QUOTE]
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