10-Year-Old with Panic (PANS)

Ewen did well with his first 1/4 mg of Guanfacine  last night. Just on his first dose he seemed to huff less. We went out to eat at our favorite pizza restaurant that we finally were able to start going back to on Friday nights. We had to order in for a couple of months while his anxiety was too bad for him to go out and sit at a restaurant. Also he went to sleep on his own last night for the first time since this all started in December, and he slept through the night except to go to the bathroom at 4am but he said he went right back to sleep after that. This morning he is huffing away while watching Curious George with his little sister. I gave him another quarter guanfacine and am hopeful it will help him again this morning? I looked up Guanfacine on Wikipedia and the side effects are alarming. I'm glad we are starting with a tiny dose...not sure why that isn't the norm.

Today is Friday, 5pm. We are at home relaxing. The girls are playing the Sims in their room and talking up a storm together and being very imaginative. Ewen is Face-timing with a new friend from his school. They are playing on the same Minecraft server together. I gave Ewen his first Guanfacine tablet this afternoon at 4pm, only a 1/4mg. I gave it to him an hour ago and just asked him how he feels... if he is tired at all? I suppose it shouldn't start working immediately anyway. I'm curious if he will sleep better/longer tonight. He was up at 5am this morning after going to sleep at 10pm. I want it to be the miracle pill although I know they don't exist. But he had a good day at school. He teacher said he is very happy and does his work, takes direction well and plays well. I think that is good that he has already found a friend to play Minecraft with on the phone. So things are good with Ewen I suppose. He still huffs all the time and he still wants things to b...