blood pressure med.

Can any blood pressure medicine be used to help with withdrawals?

[IBKleen]

Clonidine. It is a prescribed med. Ask your doctor.

[tobybear]

Am unable to get Clonidine, but my husband has some other kind of blood pressure med. Would that help at all.

[GA Guy]

NOOOOO....self medicating with a BP med is dangerous. From all the stuff I've read, clonidine is the only one that works anyway. I can attest to that...I am on HCTZ and Enalapril for high BP..but, clonidine is the only one that works. Why don't you have access to it?

[tobybear]

My doctor won't prescribe them to me because my blood pressure is not high, and when I told him why I needed them, he just said sorry.  I am starting tomorrow to go c/t.  I was tappering, but the pain kept me wanting more.  I now have flexiril for the back and neck pain, which helps and now need to stop taking Loratabs.  I know it is going to be hard, but I have to try and do this for me and my sanity.  

Tobybear

[victoria1667]

I think Tenorim or atenotol(sp?) may help.  They give it for stage fright and anxiety. What does your husband have that you could take?  My hubby is a nurse and i can ask him, if you want.

[tobybear]

I think my husband takes Norvast or something like that.  I get so confused because of the medications that it is hard to think straight sometimes.  

Thanks
Tobybear

[GA Guy]

I didn't even think of beta blockers. I've taken Inderal before but not during withdrawals. I still think self medicating with BP meds is a bad idea. Can you imagine someone with normal-low BP taking a .2mg clonidine tab? Not a great idea. The wd's won't kill ya, but doing that will.

[tobybear]

Thank you all, I am going to the store to get some things from the Thomas recipe.  Keep me in your prayers, and wish me luck.

God Bless
Tobybear

[victoria1667]

My hubby says no!  He says you  DO NOT want to mess w/ your BP unless under  Dr. supervision.  Sorry, wish i knew of something that would help you. Hey..Ga Guy, what about thomas recipe for tobybear?  I don't know it that well, do you?

[victoria1667]

my post, a litttle to late, good thinkin toby!

[GA Guy]

The Thomas Recipe..along with a ton of other information..is on my profile page. Just click the GaGuy blue link to the left of this post.

[Beargizmo]

My wife's doctor similarly will not prescribe Clonidine..whereas I went to the ER a while back and they were happy to give it to me as was my doctor (refill).  


Jim