Clonidine for ptsd
Common Questions and Answers about Clonidine for ptsd
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Clonidine was initially used as an antihypertensive but it has come to be used to treat a variety of behavioral disorders including tics, symptoms of ADHD, aggression, PTSD, anxiety, panic disorder, or sleep problems. Medication of this sort can be helpful and has shown to be most effective in conjunction with systematic behavioral programming.
I am taking clonidine for my Subutex withdrawal. It has definetly helped with the anxious creepy crawly feeling. It also helped with hot flashes.
I wasn't given any info on not to mix it with pain meds, but you may want to call you doctor to find out. Or even a pharmacist might be able to tell.
good luck!
Hard to say for sure. I'm not a doctor and obviously couldn't make a diagnosis, but if I had to make a 'guess', I'd say that anxiety would be
the more likely culprit, especially since you have been off the clonidine for a little while now. I'm sure it's gotta be frustrating to have to deal with. Hope you and your doc are able to figure it out soon!
1mg at 10am, 4 pm since i started and trazodone 100mg at night for sleep... anyone have experience with these? ive heard clonidine if you just stop taking it it can spike your blood pressure... and trazodone is addictive? i dunno.... anyway any comments would help.. i was gonna start today by reducing the trazodone in half and tomorrow cut back to just one clonidine a day for 3 more days... sound alright?
Thanks for your response. I would really like to get a script for Clonidine but don't have a regular dr. (the one who I've been seeing at a clinic has been my "source" for Norco). This may sound like an inane question but did you just ask your dr. for this admitting you were going through w/d? I have severe PTSD which I have read clonidine is good for treating symptoms. I'm in no mood to start on about my addiction with some uppity dr.; just want the Clonidine.
Is the klonipin generic for clonidine? I am not a fan of the subpoxone. Des the treatment center where you went for methadone not provide carries for those who have shown progress and earned trust of the doc? I also think switching without tapering must be harsh on your body. I have taken methadone for pain for 14years and my life has been very stable, but in canada at least in the rural areas the doctor writes a script and the private pharmacies dispense the med.
I went to see my doc and he wants me to continue taking the conidine and ativan but to reduce the clonidine to .1 for two days, then 05 for a day then stop it. He advised just to take the avtivan at night until I can fall alseep on my own. He also gave me some roxicet and told me to take 3 today, 2 tomorrow and one the next day. He claims this will help me with cravings until I get into rehab where I can get something tradition for the craving...I start rehab on Monday and it lasts 5 weeks.....
hi.....i have never used clonidine but it's suppose to be for high BP and also can be used for anxiety from what i've read. I am on a diff med for high BP. Good luck and hope it works for you! i've read that it helps alot of people calm down thru WDs.
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.
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