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
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.
my post, a litttle to late, good thinkin toby!
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?
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
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.
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
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.
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
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?
Am unable to get Clonidine, but my husband has some other kind of blood pressure med. Would that help at all.
Clonidine. It is a prescribed med. Ask your doctor.