Using Clonidine HCL .1Mg Tabs for Withdrawl(withdrawal) Of Opiates

I am starting to come off of Oxy's I was tanking 20 to 25 5Mg pills a day and sometimes 10Mg pills, Now proud of myself I have gotten down to 8 to 12 pills and this has gone on for almost 10 yr's So now thats out :) I have a appt. with a new Dr at the end of this month to start a Suboxone program with counselling for this.. Then this morning I talked to my current Dr to help me make it till this appt, to my surprise he told me just to take my clonidine .1mg which I have been taking for 3 times a day for 2 yrs already. and now I am taking another BP med on top of that which is Labetalol 50Mg a day. sorry for bitching just seems like the clonidine is not doing anything at all My legs, I sweat bad, Hot then Cold and I just F-ing hurtso bad... then you ask your Dr to help and he tells You to F- off wow what a day any suggestions out there.... PLZ HELP

[petroglyph54]

Are you out? Read the thomas recipe on this page which will inform you of what you need to quit naturally. Tapering is not easy [I'm working on it], and doesn't seem to be the method of choice for many,especially if you are the one controlling your dosing. Is that what you want to do, is to switch addictions? Buprenorphine or [sub] helps some people, but that is what's happening. Switching addictions. I've never tried it but will say when my dose was still way up there and after trying ct, I did consider it. It may happen. I hope not. I'm going to get off this poison long enough to know in my heart of hearts that what I'm treating here is pain and not my addiction. If my pain is being created in my mind [it's done stranger things to me], then taking narcotics is unaceptable, for me, it just is. I agree your doctor didn't do you right, he probably doesn't have addict experience. They only know what's in the journals and have their own personal bias. If you have to go without till you get the sub, and that's your plan, then maybe tomorrow you will be supplied, If your plan is to get sober, and your without, it would be an opportunity to quit. I know it's not pleasant, but it needs to happen sometime, right? good luck

[LeaAnn807]

HI!  Clonidine always worked for me.  I have to tell you, though, that it won't take away every symptom.  It just makes the symptoms easier to deal with and reduces them drastically.  If you are still tapering, the clonidine should take the edge off the Wds.  This could be your mind playing tricks on your body.  

Hang in there!  This will be over soon! : )