Clonidine opiate
Common Questions and Answers about Clonidine opiate
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anyone know how long the clonidine patch takes to start working, I started using it last night for opiate withdrawls. 6 yrs. of use and it is time to end this vicious cycle; i was taking 60 mg. methadone for a back problem a day. today is day 2.
It is a medication for high blood pressure but lots of people use it to help with opiate withdrawals, so it depends. What did the doctor say about why they gave them to you? Are you w/ding from opiates? or do you have high blood pressure? What milligram of clonodine did the doc give you?
In going through opiate wd (Oxys about 200 mg a day insuffilated) which I am in some discomfort that's for sure... Anyway I've taken clonidine before for wds and the doc prescribed .1 mg twice a day... Worked pretty good. But this time a diff do prescribed me 3 a day... So the question is has anyone taken that amount while going through this? I don't want my heart to just stop, and feel like that may be too much... Any advice woul be great, or words of encouragement ...
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.
Clonidine, while having opiate-like effects in reversing several aspects of opiate withdrawal, is not an opiate and is therefore not subject to the burdensome regulatory CONTROLS that have been placed on the use of opioids. Clonidine has its most demonstrable effects on autonomic elements of opioid withdrawal: sweating, gastrointestinal complaints (cramps, diarrhea, nausea), and elevated blood pressure.
I spent the last 30 in rehab because I could not handle the withdrawals from the Valium and OxyContin. They gave me clonidine every 4 hours in August , sept 26 released 2days ago, at the rehab they lowered it to every 12hours. Then I find that all 3 of those drugs have withdrawal symtoms of anxiety and depression. I haven't slept more than 2hours in a month . I went 9 days in a row with no sleep.
The xanax I took every 6 hours also, but alternated the times with clonidine so I was taking something every 3 hours while I was awake. So, 6am clonidine, 9am xanax, 12 clonidine, 3pm xanax.....etc. After the 3 days, I only took the clonidine every 12 hours if i needed it. by day 5 I didn't need anything.
Taking a good multivitamin will help with the leg cramps as well as eating bananas for extra potassium. The first 3-4 days are the worst.
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.....
ve done two c/t detoxes and the second one I used clonidine. Even though my opiate usage was double the strength and length than the first detox, my second detox was way easier and I attribute this to the clonidine. I didn't even vomit. I took it quite often and I monitored my BP at home because I naturally have low blood pressure. I took it for 2-3 weeks, I can't remember. I'll take it again when I taper after detox.
Chevy is right though-
gotta change that addict behaviour.
I called pain mngt dr today and they jumped my *** for quitting and told me go to er, then er dr gave me nausea med, clonidine, and more norcos. I took the nausea med and clonidine but 6 hrs later still bad. I gave in and took a Norco, feel 90% better. So what do I do? I cant do rehab, I have 4 kids and would lose my job. My pain mngt dr said they will put me on different meds to detox but those sound bad too, and what about my pain? The pain is what started this hell.
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.
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