29th June 2005
Hello, all.
I'm new to the board and am looking for advice on Tenex.
My 10-year-old son was recently dx with transient tics by his pediatrician and we were refered to a neurologist. The tics are pretty bad at times and increase with anxiety. He doesn't have the vocal tics, just eye and mouth movements. He does well in school and we've never had behavoiral/ agression problems. The neurologist prescribed Tenex, a blood-pressure medication. I'm concerned about the dosage.
We are to start at 1/2 mg a day and work up to 2mg a day, which is the normal dosage for an adult with BP issues. Most internet sites don't list a normal dosage for kids. He's not a big kid, and I'm scared to death to give him that much. I don't know this new doctor, but my pediatrician has complete confidence in him. My pharmacist suggested trying the lower dose for a few weeks and not upping it if the tics are better, but when I called the neurologist yesterday to ask if this was OK he didn't call me back. (Which didn't instill a whole lot of confidence in my mind.)
We've never had to give our kids (we have a 15-year-old son, also) anything other than antibiotics for ear infections and acne medication in the past, so we aren't used to medicating the kids.
Does anyone out there have any experience with this drug? I would appreciate any advice you can give.
Thanks to you all for listening.
I'm new to the board and am looking for advice on Tenex.
My 10-year-old son was recently dx with transient tics by his pediatrician and we were refered to a neurologist. The tics are pretty bad at times and increase with anxiety. He doesn't have the vocal tics, just eye and mouth movements. He does well in school and we've never had behavoiral/ agression problems. The neurologist prescribed Tenex, a blood-pressure medication. I'm concerned about the dosage.
We are to start at 1/2 mg a day and work up to 2mg a day, which is the normal dosage for an adult with BP issues. Most internet sites don't list a normal dosage for kids. He's not a big kid, and I'm scared to death to give him that much. I don't know this new doctor, but my pediatrician has complete confidence in him. My pharmacist suggested trying the lower dose for a few weeks and not upping it if the tics are better, but when I called the neurologist yesterday to ask if this was OK he didn't call me back. (Which didn't instill a whole lot of confidence in my mind.)
We've never had to give our kids (we have a 15-year-old son, also) anything other than antibiotics for ear infections and acne medication in the past, so we aren't used to medicating the kids.
Does anyone out there have any experience with this drug? I would appreciate any advice you can give.
Thanks to you all for listening.