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What is Guanfacine?

Guanfacine is used for the management of hypertension (high blood pressure). Off label it is used for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), tic disorder, and aggression.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
ADHD (Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) 14 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Elevated blood pressure 5 1 Efficacy_major
PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) 4 1 Efficacy_moderate
Tic Disorder 2 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
Loss of interest 1 1 Efficacy_none
Mood changes 1 0

See all 22 patients currently taking Guanfacine

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 2
Mild
 0
None
 6

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Guanfacine

Depressed mood 1
Low blood pressure 1
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence) 1

Reported Dosages

  daily 1 mg daily 1.5 mg daily 2 mg daily 2.5 mg daily 3 mg daily 4 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Guanfacine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 3   Did not seem to work: 43%
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 29%
Other 2   Other: 29%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 14%

See all 7 patients who’ve stopped taking Guanfacine

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Guanfacine

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0

Stopped Taking Guanfacine

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Guanfacine

Always
 9 100%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Guanfacine

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 1 11%
Not at all
 8 89%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Guanfacine

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 1 17%
< $25
 5 83%

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Report created on May 27, 2012.