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Guanfacine

A MyAutismTeam Member asked a question 💭
Los Angeles, CA

My sons going to start guanfacine. They said i could crush it and mix in food. Does anyone do that for their child with guanfacine tablet? If so, what food do you mix with it. I wanted some ideas. Thank you.

November 9, 2022
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A MyAutismTeam Member

Strong flavors medication is never great tasting but you can over power it and guanfacine comes in liquid. Musinex blue label cough syrup the green label has the dextromethocrude that kids get get high on I cant take it it gives me strong hallucination so get the blue label it will say "expectorant". The green label says expectorant and cough suppressor

November 14, 2022
A MyAutismTeam Member

My son was prescribed the sloe release one and the DO said to crush it and mix in applesauce. Needless to say I was concerned because it said not to crush it on the prescription. We tried it and it made my son sweat A LOT. He would be drenched. So I stopped it.

We switched to a liquid and have been very pleased with the results.

November 9, 2022
A MyAutismTeam Member

Thank you @A MyAutismTeam Member for all the info. I appreciate it.

November 9, 2022
A MyAutismTeam Member

Thank you @A MyAutismTeam Member , sorry to bug but are you able to crush the pill into the yogurt? I keep reading how you should not crush or chew the guanfacine.

November 9, 2022
A MyAutismTeam Member

Hi @A MyAutismTeam Member how much was your son taking and how much does he take now?

November 9, 2022

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