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I have been taking tenex (guanfacine) for about a month. for the past couple of weeks i have been experiencing all the major side effects including hypokinesia, impotence, insomnia, paresthesia etc. will all these tortuous side effects become permanent ev

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Dr. Robert Grindstaff answered

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Probably not: You do have several of the listed side effects. If you stop the Tenex (guanfacine) be careful as your BP mat shoot up. These problems are probably not permanent I hope that helped some.

Answered 9/23/2014

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A member asked:

I have been taking tenex (guanfacine) for about a month. for the past couple of weeks i have been experiencing all the major side effects including hypokinesia, impotence, insomnia, paresthesia etc. will all these tortuous side effects become permanent ev

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Robert Grindstaff answered

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