Guanfacine program on twitter now

On now longcovid lounge# Twitter space

Host is @D_Bone

 

I got to this late but he is interviewing people who are taking/took guanfacine.

 

This is still going on. The barbarian guy is a good interviewer—very methodical—but slow.

Seems like responses to guanfacine are mixed.

 

These folks have so much Long Covid fatigue that the show is now going on for four hours—still going.

 

This program is still going on—closing in on five hours now. One person estimated that the guanfacine response rate might be 60-70%.

 

Guanfacine

"Cautions For guanfacine

Bradycardia (risk of torsade de pointes); heart block (risk of torsade de pointes); history of cardiovascular disease; history of QT-interval prolongation; hypokalaemia (risk of torsade de pointes)

Side-effects For guanfacine

Common or very common

Anxiety; appetite decreased; arrhythmias; asthenia; constipation; depression; diarrhoea; dizziness; drowsiness; dry mouth; gastrointestinal discomfort; headache; hypotension; mood altered; nausea; skin reactions; sleep disorders; urinary disorders; vomiting; weight increased

Uncommon

Asthma; atrioventricular block; chest pain; hallucination; loss of consciousness; pallor; seizure; syncope
Rare or very rare

Hypertension; hypertensive encephalopathy; malaise"

 

Sorry—I fell asleep before the program ended—I’m guessing it lasted about 7 hours or so.