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Posted by babbler20 on May 22, 2014, at 0:08:59
Has anyone used Clonidine to fall and stay asleep? I'd love to hear your thoughst on side effects and effectiveness. Thanks.
Posted by rjlockhart37 on May 22, 2014, at 23:15:31
In reply to Clonidine For Insomnia, posted by babbler20 on May 22, 2014, at 0:08:59
yes it slows down the blood pressure, and will make you somewhat flappy....sluggist a bit, but clonodine makes your mouth dry, i was on .3mg at night and if i took it too early i had to drink water to keep my speech intact, my whole mouth was dry had no saliva....that may just had been a side effect on me, but it does cause dry mouth
but yes it will lower blood systems and make you semi-lethargic, good for getting to sleep, start with .1mg and maybe move to .2
r
Posted by babbler20 on May 23, 2014, at 0:04:15
In reply to Re: Clonidine For Insomnia, posted by rjlockhart37 on May 22, 2014, at 23:15:31
Thanks, does it help you sleep through the night as well. I have trouble falling asleep and then I wake up after 5 hours and can't get back to sleep.
Posted by babbler20 on May 23, 2014, at 0:05:58
In reply to Re: Clonidine For Insomnia, posted by rjlockhart37 on May 22, 2014, at 23:15:31
Hi, did you build a tolerance to it? Why did you stop taking it? Sorry for all the questions. I really appreciate your help. Thanks you!
Posted by rjlockhart37 on May 23, 2014, at 10:59:23
In reply to Re: Clonidine For Insomnia, posted by babbler20 on May 23, 2014, at 0:04:15
it's not really a sleep matience drug, all it does is slow down parts of the blood stream and works weakly on nuerotransmitters.....it will make you kinda sluggish or relaxed but it's not like a benzo, doesnt really give that relief of xanax, but no there is no tolerance that i experienced....the only thing i rerember about clonodine is the dry mouth side effect, i had to drink water so i could talk, saliva glands kinda shut off.....
it is good for sleep they use clonodine for drug withdrawls and sleep, but's not like a sleeping pill, it's diffrent
try it out and see.....ask your doctor
r
Posted by babbler20 on May 23, 2014, at 16:20:48
In reply to Re: Clonidine For Insomnia, posted by rjlockhart37 on May 23, 2014, at 10:59:23
Hmm, thanks for the info. I'll talk to my doctor about it. He isn't really that knowledgable about things, so I have to do research on my own. Take care.
Posted by Guy on May 24, 2014, at 20:15:09
In reply to Clonidine For Insomnia, posted by babbler20 on May 22, 2014, at 0:08:59
Babbler, sometimes you get better information from a pharmacist than from a doctor. I have found that some of the younger pharmacists are particularly well informed. They still remember a great deal of what they learned at school. A lot of the older folks have gone brain dead after counting pills for years and years.
Posted by babbler20 on May 24, 2014, at 20:59:31
In reply to Re: Clonidine For Insomnia, posted by Guy on May 24, 2014, at 20:15:09
hmm, thanks. I'll explore that option
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