Author: Romeo
Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2011 8:59 pm
Hey Jay,
Welcome back!!!
I just wanted to let you know that Clonidine is NOT addictive. It’s a blood pressure medication that is pretty well known for helping to ease opiate wd symptoms. It helps to calm the sympathetic nervous system. I was on Clonidine for months and months and months during my wd and I had no issues whatsoever discontinuing it. I was taking .1mg twice daily. When I decided to quit taking Clonidine, I went to .1mg once a day for a week or two, then I quit.
Because Clonidine is a blood pressure med, you have to check with your doctor before starting it and stopping it…..heck, you need to check with your doctor before starting ANY new med!!
As far as taking it before you quit Suboxone completely, you sure can. Some of us wait until we’ve quit Suboxone completely, but others take it as they get their dose of Suboxone really low. I honestly don’t know if one way is better than the other?
I don’t know about the other meds, so I’m gonna let someone with experience using those other meds comment.
Good luck!!
