t used much for blood pressure anymore. It is used in pain management, though, and also is given to people who are going through withdrawals. I have been on it for a while for pain management (along with other things.) I'm not sure if it does much as far as pain goes. It doesn't affect my blood pressure either way.
If you trust your doctor, I wouldn't worry too much about it. You could always ask the pharmacist what their opinion is.
Why won't your pain management doctor see you any longer?
Going CT can be rough. What medications have you been on and at what dose?
All narcotics produce some of the same withdrawal symptoms. Going CT isn't dangerous, unless you have any other underlying health conditions. If you do, you should talk things over with a doctor.
For most narcotics, the worst of withdrawals last 3-5 days. Occasionally, someone will escape bad withdrawals, and occasionally, it can last longer.
From that time I started having absolutely awful pain in the top of my head. In 2005 I had an MRI and it showed severe damage to c3 through c7. It wasn't until both my parents died that I could look for treatment. I finally had an operation January 26, 2011. Discs C3 through C7 were removed; donor bone inserted, synthetic fusion, plus a plate and screws. Well, about two months after the operation the pains returned.
HOW DOES A DOCTOR KNOW WHEN YOU ARE GOING TO PAIN MANAGEMENT AND YOU CAN GET GET DROPPED FROM THE PAIN MANAGEMENT
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? I really need to know because I want to be off of any and all medications and not dependent on something else.
I've been prescribed 10mg oxycodone and a 25mg fentanyl patch since an accident about 6 years ago. The only thing I seemed to be getting from my doctor was more prescriptions and no real resolution. I started making calls myself and I found a neurosurgeon and am waiting on my next appointment with him. I also asked my doctor to give me a referral for pain management. I am waititng to hear from them with an appoinment date now.
Every day, a new complication. After about 4 months of using Clonodine patches, and changing it once a week as prescribed by my Pain Managment doctor, I started getting a severe skin reaction after only one day. Then, I would have to move the patch twice a day. My arm looks like a checkerboard with red, itchy patches. Well, the doctor said my skin developed an allergy to it and gave me a prescription for clonodine pills.
Has your doctor offered to put you on Clonidine for the withdrawls? I work for a pain management practice and we can call in a script for Clonidine to help with the withdrawls. You might want to check into this. Good Luck! You can do it.
and tell him you want off the pills that way he can instruct you in the proper use of the Clonidine.. It would be over in a 6 days with day 3 and 4 being the worst.. As you say you are going through wd symptoms right now.. Why not get it over with ? If you take a hot shower/bath it will help you to feel better for a little bit..
My brother is in day two of detox from percs and T1's. He is in a lot of pain.....is this normal. He has underlying back pain which is being treated but seems twice as ba now. Is this normal?
After a severe wreck breaking my back I was sent to a pain management doctor in 2006. Started out with no education with opiates and other meds. Started out taking them as prescribed and them moving on the other ways for the quicker high I realized I was a full blown addict. The Dr was raising/changing my meds every several months.
Anyways fast forward it to May 2010. I am trying to change my life around for many reasons.
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?
I have been on 60mg of morphine er, two weeks ago I decided I had enough of these pain meds. It's been over 10 years that I have taken some kind of pain meds. I have pain and go to pain management doctor. morphine has been giving me headaches, it only took me 3 weeks to figure this out that one of the many headaches I have is from the morphine. I decided to wean of the morphine. First I shopped all fast acting morphine for about a month, then I when to 30ER in the AM and 60ER at night.
I have been taking buprenorphine, at the dose of 6mg/day, for pain management, for about 1 year. This last month, the pain relief from the medication has not been as effective, and I have ended up taking as much as 8mg to 10mg on some days. Consequently, my medication is running out 4 days earlier than expected, and I am concerned about not only the pain, but w/d's, because I think that I am now physically dependent on the drug.
t believe you asked about OPANA ER! My Pain Management Doctor prescribed it for me 2 1/2 weeks ago, and I only took it for maybe 2 days, and not even at the dose HE prescribed. I got SO sick, and I never even thought abou the fact that I broke out on my face, neck, and chest! I just thought it was nerves because I was off all my pain meds...I gave the entire bottle of OPANA ER, all 240 tablets, minus the few I took Back to the doctor,,,,they made me SO SICK! and I DID get a rash!
I took Clonidine for several days during detox. It really did make a difference in helping with my withdrawl symptoms. Helped to keep me calmer and in my skin. I also had a few tranzene that I took ( I cut them in halves ) . These two things along with the Immodium and otc pain meds were a hugh help for me.
in the morning so did not stay on it...neurontine would help wds in many ways///and it is a safe drug...clonidine is not truly addictive in the sense we speak of...but a drug that can cause emergency situations.....
Ur total oxy dose was 110 mgs daily...again..low BP is a concern with the clonidine and patches can not be controlled as they continually release/pill form can be more easily controlled as u can skip a dose if ur BP is low.....this is sumpin u need to refer to ur dr...
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