clonidine tapering

Are you certain these symptoms are from the clonidine? I think I mentioned before that we can't really advise you about tapering off of this or recommending dosages. You know this isn't a medical forum. You can research this drug and get all the information you need. I'm sure you know it's a B/P med...

Hi there, I am tapering down from methadone, was at 130mgs two years ago, and am currently at 41mgs, now tapering 2mgs/ week. I know this is a low and slow taper but still I am not feeling so great. I keep getting hot flashes, nausea and going hot and cold, it's uncomfortable. My methadone doctor suggested clonidine for these symptoms, I know some of you have tried it and I was wondering if it helps much, and is it worth even taking? Thanks for your responses...

Hi there, I am tapering down from methadone, was at 130mgs two years ago, and am currently at 41mgs, now tapering 2mg /week. I am already starting to get withdrawal symptoms which surprises me as this is not really a small dose. I am going hot and cold and getting hot flashes and really nauseous. My methadone doctor told me that clonidine will help these symptoms, I know some of you have tried it. I was wondering if I should start taking it, I am so uncomfortable.

I have been tapering down 4/ 15 mg oxcodone , over the last last 2 1/2 months , taking one pill away per month under Dr. Supervision. I got down to a quarter of one tablet every 12 to 16 hrs. I decided two days ago to stop taking them. I have been experiencing trouble sleeping and anxiety for the last week to ten days. It is more acute over the last 40 hrs since i stopped all together. I'm trying find out when that gets better.

Wow Jeni I'm not sure. The only time I took Clonidine was for my high blood pressure. I've heard that Clonidine helps with a lot of symptoms of withdrawal including cravings. My doctor gave me Zofran 8 mg for nausea. It worked really well. Sorry I can't be of more help. Hang on for a while.

But I was being prescribed and monitored by my doc and had been on the clonidine while tapering. It is very important because everyone has different BP's and it lowers yours... Again agreeing with IDK to take deep breaths and contact your doctor...Hang in there and keep posting...

But I took clonidine while tapering off opiates (prescribed) and then increased the dose when I was tired of tapering and just wanted off (cold turkey off 100 mg oxy 27 days ago). It really helped me with a lot of the w/d symptoms especially the gastric and anxiety. Did a doctor prescribe the clonidine? Do they know about your taper? Clonidine is commonly prescribed for opiate detox. Let me know if you need anything....

I also took clonidine during and a little after detox and my blood pressure was in the 130/90 range for over a month after my detox was over. Clonidine has a rebound effect, even when tapered, so your BP may spike for a few days due to getting off the clonodine - as well as the stress your body has been under due to detox. If it goes higher or does not come down, definitely speak with your doc. I quit taking the clonidine about 9 months after my detox and my BP was 120/80 yesterday.

I have been tapering off opiates and I have clonidine and use it to sleep during the taper. I'm pretty sure opiates lower your blood pressure and so does clonidine, so can you take too much if you are combining them?

second, my doctor prescribed two clonidine patches for me for any withdrawl symptoms. What do these do ? my doc said it woud basically knock me out...love that of course... but, i am hesitant because i had never heard of it... i know it is a little strange for a prescription lover to be afraid of a new drug...weird. but, i would like to hear about some experiences with people who have tried it before. Thank you so much.

The clonidine does help but be careful. Use it as directed and dont use it to long. Is it for your final taper or are you using it thru out your taper? sounds like you are tapering pretty rapidly. A 50% taper is brutal. With a propper taper the wd is usually pretty minor. Looks like your taper is just prolonging the innevidable. Sounds like you are handling it well tho. I wish you luck. Keep posting your progress so we can help.

so I tried Thomas thing and well the vitamins are fabulous and I am feeling better than ever thE tapering method is working so much better. I'm down from 15 pills to 1 1/2 again I just want to know if I cont to taper to 1 and than 1/2 with I go through the same wd as before? This site means everything to me lately! Thx to everyone!!

The only thing I can say about clonidine is that I know someone who isnt an addict but became dependant on lortabs after a surgery,,not being an addict he had the ability to follow his drs tapering schedule and at the last weeks of his taper his dr had him wear a .02 clonidine patch, then .

problem is i was taking around six mgs of klonopin everyday for three months and i wanna stop....someone told me clonidine will work for the benzo withdraw? it doesnt seem to be.....anyone got any ideas???

Hi everyone, I'm visiting my general doctor tomorrow and I just wanted to ask if there are specific meds I should ask for. I'm tapering off of Percs (I was on 7 and now down to 2 1/2) and I see people mention other medications (like ambien) while actually going thru the withdrawal. Since I won't have medical coverage after end of month and I am moving cross country, this will be my last visit to the doctor.

I am on day 19 tapering off from 40mg of Norco to 20mg still have some real bad days is there any one out there tapering off i would like to hear from you to help each other

I want to thank whoever it was that posted the idea of tapering while breaking pills in half That helped me beyond belief today. I went from 15 pills to 10, starting Saturday-Monday. My goal was 8 today, but I knew it would be a little harder, since I could feel WD yesterday from dropping from 15 to 10. Taking half a pill every hour, I actually got busy and forgot for a bit. I was able to miss a time in doing that, which will give me less than 8.

I am working on getting off the pain meds and put on something less addictive, My choice. My doctor has me trying 0.1mg Clonidine along with all the other stuff I take. He told me to break them in half at first. He was saying I should not get sleepy from this. Is this true? Also I take 1 30mg tab in the morning and halves to little less than half about 2 or 3 hours there after of the pain med. When is a good time to take the Clonidine ? Any advise would be great thank you.

Then this morning I talked to my current Dr to help me make it till this appt, to my surprise he told me just to take my clonidine .1mg which I have been taking for 3 times a day for 2 yrs already. and now I am taking another BP med on top of that which is Labetalol 50Mg a day. sorry for bitching just seems like the clonidine is not doing anything at all My legs, I sweat bad, Hot then Cold and I just F-ing hurtso bad...

I am tapering from narcotics (fentanyl) myself and use clonidine. It is great from decreasing our sympathetic nervous system aka fight or flight reflex that goes into overdrive when we withdrawal. It is quite helpful for the runny nose and eyes, chills, sweats, and especially anxiety that goes along with WD. Please stick with your drs guidelines for the taper though. Especially if you have high blood pressure since WD tends to elevate it.

Have been thinking about tapering...but have not figured out a schedule....clonidine from doctor 1mg. Dr. admitted he is not an addiction specialist. That is why I haven't started yet.....how much and when? He prescribed it for hot flashes, cause I confessed to him confidentially....very confused. No one knows about my problem.....so worried about trying to do this without family (husband) finding out...yuck. I want to start this...

I really just wanted to reach out, to tell you that you are not alone. I am currently tapering as I write this. I am tapering from 40 mg Opana 3 times a day. I was able to do 25 mg Opana 3 times a day yesterday. Today hasn't been as great for me. But, I am finding the key is patience with yourself, when your body won't do what you want it to do. This isn't possible if you are not in control of your tapering. Some people cannot handle controlling their taper.

I think the advice the doctor gave you is about the best. Nothing about it is easy but you do have to go through it if you don't want or need to take the pills anymore. Ask your doctor for some clonidine. It's a BP med that really helps with withdrawal symptoms and I'm sure he's heard of it. How long have you been taking Hydrocodone?

I have tapered off of subox, the doctor put me on Clonidine to take 3 times a day. So far, I feel fine, in fact this is the best I have felt in a while. I was on put on subox. four years ago for pain management, not for detox. It took me almost 2 years to taper of of subox, but when I got down to 0.25mg, the doctor put me on this Clonidine. Is my feeling good only because of this new medication? Am I going to need to taper off of something else now? WTF?

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