How to use clonidine for opiate withdrawal
Common Questions and Answers about How to use clonidine for opiate withdrawal
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s, your blood pressure tends to rise and you get uncomfortable symptoms, and the clonidine helps your blood pressure return to normal....only thing to watch out for is if your blood pressure is NOT that high, because then the clonidine can make you very dizzy, lightheaded and woozy....for some, it makes them very tired, which can be a good thing for sleep, if you're also having difficulties with that....otherwise, i'd stay away from topomax or ultram....hope that helps a bit....
This means you would have to plan to get high. This can be enough time to gain control of your urge to use spontaneously.
I know from my Opiate use, I cannot stay off them long term without working a 12 step program. For me I usually do AA meetings and sometimes NA. AA is the but I seem to fit in better with the AA group in my area. I have to do 1-2 meetings a day and I have been off them for 10 months. At first I needed 3 meetings a day.
anyone have any info on using Clonidine .1 mg for opiate withdrawal systems? Suppose to be a high blood pressure
medication, but says it can be used for withdrawal systems too? wondering if it really works?
Ive always liked to use clonidine when I was detoxing, it did help relax me and lessen some of jittery,nervous energy. Hopefully the clonidine helps ease some of the symptoms, I would also get some immodium, some short of short term sleeping aid and lots of fluids. The vitamins and amino acids can really help with getting some energy, but thats all up to you. I wish you the best of luck, you can do this!
Does clonidine help with the pain of opiate withdrawal? How does it help, what w/d symptoms does it alleviate, and are there bad side effects or withdrawal symptoms from the clonidine itself if taken for 5 days or so? Has anyone tried it?
You really need a positive outlook on the whole situation and know that if you can just hold on for a full week, your life will start returning to how you USE to feel when you were DRUG FREE, and believe me I was sober for 2 full months before I relapsed and got back into drugs, heroin this time, and IT WAS THE BEST 2 MONTHS OF MY LIFE! I gained 22 pounds working out everyday and I was eating like I was 15 and on the football team again, like a pig it was awesome.
He is going to put me on Clonidine 3x a day for 7 days. I also asked him to prescribe something for the diarrhea as well as the aches in pains. I am concerned that after getting off the pain meds completely I will be start experiencing the pain in my back again, but I will not want to get back on anything that strong or anything that is addictive. I am praying that I can get off these by just sticking it out with the clonidine.
Clonidine, when used for opiate WD, should be used for just that.....withdrawal. You really will feel bad if you take it and the pills too. I think that you could just have some generalized anxiety though? I have taken clonidine a lot, and I have never had it cause me any anxiety. When taken during WD, it's the opposite. It should calm you. Only you are not taking it during Wd, right? When your pills run out, you should look up or ask how to take it then. And.....
I've been on 0.5 for 6 mths. then when i went in this mth i asked to get on the .025..It's 3 times a day,But i feel that's still alot.....How do I taper off??Could you please give some advice??!!! I never want to go threw that withdraw like that EVER again!!!!! Please help!!!!!!!!!!!
i did not use clonidine but i did use a benzo for detox/valium...course u know to be careful with the ativan..take small pieces if u can during the day to help the anxiety,...no rule u have to take the whole pill as they are not time released....clonidine will also make u sleep///sluggish possibly so play it by ear on how u feel..check ur blood pressure first as it lowers blood pressure and basically slows the metablism down...
and while most people in detox, your blood pressure gets high week one, Anyone with low blood pressure or ALREADY on another Blood pressure med this can be very dangerous. See about switching to Clonidine for a week or 2 if already on another Blood pressure lowerer.
During Day 4 to 8 keep up with the 2X per day Epson salt baths and ease up on the Clonidine and Klonopin (talk with family Dr.
ve tried to take hot baths for body aches, benadryl for fidgits to no avail. I already take trazodone for insomnia and klonopin for panic attacks but just can't kick the lortab. I am so tired of of the habit and don't know what to do. I know how bad the withdrawal is and I have looked into rehabs but I'm scared. No one in my family knows but my younger sister and she to has the same addiction. We both want to stop but really not sure how.
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