Guanfacine has no effect + more tics
To start, I just told his psychiatrist this and she said try 2 more weeks.
My 8 year old son with ADHD + OCD and tics (related to his ocd) has been doing amazing on Zoloft (happier, calmer, back to what I would consider baseline for him -- a happy, easygoing kid), but at school was still super impulsive, calling out, talking SUPER LOUD and being disruptive. Not bad, but annoying the classmates because he can't control himself in social situations. Vyvanse worked great but he wouldn't eat a damn thing... nothing, nada... and he's petite for his age.
We've switched to Guanfacine, and it's been 6 weeks and NOTHING. Even a dose increase, nothing. He didn't even appear to have the sleepiness side effect that the psychiatrist was sure he would experience. The only thing I've noticed is his tics have increased a LOT, which I thought wasn't supposed to happen on guanfacine?
Not sure why I'm even posting, but it's bugging me. Has anyone had Guanfacine do nothing? Should I really just wait longer? I was thinking of asking the psych if we could try Vyvanse again but with an appetite stimulant... but I dunno. I don't want him to be on so many meds.