clonidine in hypertension

, but the patient must withdraw carefully from it too, in order to avoid rebound hypertension. Has anyone had experience with this? Did you experience the rebound hypertension after using clonidine? I'm considering asking my doctor for this drug because I'm still experiencing w/d symptoms after 2 weeks w/d. I've not slept for four days, too. Thanks for your help.

Clonidine is a med also used for hypertension so it would be okay to take the Valium; the two don't compete.Due to the drowsy effect of both, don't take them at the same time.

I have sporadic periods of hypertension where my bp will spike well over 160/110. They can last for days, or just an hour, but it is causing me a lot of problems because they can occur at anytime. When the bp spikes happen at night, I wake up shaking. I cannot take beta blockers because they make my bp go even higher. I am taking clonidine when I have these spikes.

My Dr. wants to bring in another Blood Pressure pill ( clonidine) If i spelled that right. Do any of you all take this combo?? Just wondering if all of these made your blood pressure drop too low? Thanks for input!

HI wehat symptoms are you having ?? methadone lowers your B/P already in not so sure it would be in your best interest to lower it more explane what your feeling and if your lookinh gof a high methadone wont get you therer unless it is abused write back with a bit more info.......

s not because of anxiety a pheochromocytoma seems ruled out because your BP dropped with the clonidine, but adrenalin seems possibly ruled in, for the same reason btw, giving gender, height, weight, age, etc can be helpful for anyone posing a question. also any drugs being taken, and any medical conditions such as diabetes etc so what can provoke adrenalin besides emotions/anxiety? I don't know, but how's your blood glucose? do you ever have reactive or fasting hypoglycemia?

Norvasc 10 mg 1 x day was prescribed to take instead of Clonidine .1mg 2 x day. However, the Norvasc is not working after 12 hrs. My B/P is 150/113 12 hrs after taking the norvasc. Can I take a clonidine .1 mg along with the norvasc?

Using too much can drop a persons blood pressure super low and cause fainting. Stopping clonidine can cause rebound hypertension- making the BP spike to super high levels. IT can be a great med, but please have your friend follow the docs orders. Wish I had a better answer for you.

It does have other uses for helping with opiate withdrawals, I also have hypertension and use clonidine after I had tried other meds that didnt help my BP. I was previously on clonidine about 3yrs ago for over a year and didnt have any side effects when I switched over to lisinopril, but after it and others didnt work I was back on clonidine.

Has anyone Sucessfully gotten off of Clonidine? If so - How did you do it? What were the Withdrals Symptoms? And How Long did it take? I am already on the DASH Diet - If I add an excercise regimine - Could I successfully be able to withaw from the Clonidine? I have bad Kidney Disease from a drug one doctor gave me that damaged my Kidneys - so my Blood Pressure has been really high. That's when another doctor put me on Clonidine.

are you taking it while you detox? did a doctor prescribe the clonidine?

This is a Vasodialator Type Hypertension (High Blood Pressure) med. It is also used in Detox programs to reduce withdrawal symptoms. If you stop taking this Cold Turkey without tapering off, you will suffer severe rebound hypertension. Your BP can shoot up to 210/130 easily (personal experience) depending how long you have been on it. The drowsy effect of Clonidine usually wears off within a week or two, unless the dose is increased.

Clonidine was a life saver for me. In fact, I still use it today for fibromyalgia pain. Works wonders but be careful, it also lowers your blood pressure. Stick to the instructions.

A year ago I started having wildly fluctuation hypertension (normally 120/70 went to 240/115 in seconds - repeatedly with no pattern, no identifiable triggers). Docs ruled out pheo (ct w/out contrast of abdomen and only moderately elevated norepiinephrine). EVEN WITH the meds listed above my BP varies from 90/60 to 170/110. Highest in morning. Suffer from exercise induced hypertension as well. I have suffered on heart attack and one stroke as a result of the spiking BP's.

My 79 year old mother, who lives in another state, is on medication for hypertension. She takes Carvedilol, Diovan, Dilitiazem, and Clonidine. Her doctor even talked about putting her on a fifth medicine. I'm not a doctor, but it doesn't make sense to me for anyone to have that many different prescriptions for one problem.

s but only a caring doctor will give it, most would rather see you suffer....i took .1 mg of clonidine 3 times daily...worked tremendously well...if taking clonidine will help get you off your d.o.c.,...take it as your doctor has prescribed it...regardless of what you think MIGHT happen...it does help more than i can describe, i think it is a miracle drug for wd's. i took it for 10 days, then tapered for 3, it is not addictive, but you have to taper to avoid rebound high BP...

5 mgs at night because my BP is really high when I wake up. After being on it for 5 days I ended up in the ER with dizziness and another sudden BP spike. ER sent me home told me to take a norvasc when I got home then to start taking it in the AM. Next morning I felt awful so my GP told me stop norvasc and started me on clonidine.1mg but take only if bp is above 140. I was fine all week and then today mid morning another spike...

Could be the Clonidine. Sounds like you were taking hefty amounts? How is your BP? Discontinuing Clonidine can cause a rebound hypertension. Be sure your doc is aware you were on it, and how much you were taking.

It all makes sense but I think one thing we should be careful of here is when we use the term "doctor". Some people feel more comfortable referring to a psychiatrist as a doctor and a psychiatrist is of course a medical professional but some people don't have good health insurance and a standard physician prescribes their psychiatric medications which is not advisable.

I have present LVH last measured 6 years ago at 15mm and hypertension present currently on beta blocker, losartan and clonidine. I have been getting arrhythmias recently that feel like ectopic beats but I’m worried they could be ventricular arrhythmias which could be more serious. I workout 3-4 days a week and recently saw my doctor which wants me to do a holster monitor and echo in two weeks (after it clears my insurance). Anyone had similar issues?

anyone had experience taking clonidine for sleep issues? i have high blood pressure (and clonidine is a blood pressure med), but my doctor is mainly prescribing it for me as a SLEEP AID to try to keep me off of the benzos for sleep purposes (which have always worked so well for me!)....i'm curious about two things though.....one, how much has anyone taken strictly for sleep purposes? and two, have you had ANY problems stopping it if you want/need to?

For some reason the other meds I tried for my hypertension never really worked, but the clonidine did. I take .2mg/3times daily for my BP right now, I was taking the .1mg for about a year before getting bumped up. Usually people are prescribed the .1mgs to be taken 2-3times daily, now with that said you should call the prescibing doctor to find out his/her instructions.

After six years of treatment for hypertension I have discovered it was caused by medications and their interactions. Discontinuing these and changing nothing else my blood pressure is lower than 115/75. Furthermore the blood pressure elevating effects of these medications has been reported many times in medical journals. I was prescribed effexor which raises blood pressure by itself. My doctors didn't tell me this.

Was given ( 4) 7 day Clonidine 0.2mg patches for Norco W/D . I am now on jump day #7 , been on the patch 10 days feeling better day by day very mild W/D now , But think the patch is keeping me tired . Will i have a problem if i remove the patch now .

I not only have 104 fever with a bad dry cough, runny nose and sore throat but I am also getting major hypertension (waking up every 30 minutes with big twitches). Should I take the clonidine? (I filled the script) My doctor wanted to make sure my blood pressure didn't drop too much before I started taking it, should I do that first? Should I worry about addiction to clonidine? Any help is appreciated.

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