Posted by SLS on September 1, 2012, at 5:33:18
In reply to Re: Clonidine for anxiety?, posted by phidippus on August 31, 2012, at 19:29:45
> Clonidine, among other things, is used to treat panic disorder. Clonidine also has several off-label uses, and has been prescribed to treat psychiatric disorders including stress, sleep disorders, and hyperarousal caused by post-traumatic stress disorder, borderline personality disorder, and other anxiety disorders.
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> It is not quite like a beta blocker-it acts on different receptors which control sympathetic tone.
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> I don't think you'll experience horrible sidde effects in the long run.
Clonidine is often depressogenic, even in otherwise healthy people. I guess it is the antithesis of Remeron. It is just something to watch out for.
- Scott
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I dream of things that never were and ask why not.- George Bernard Shaw
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