Posted by howl108 on February 27, 2009, at 4:09:15
In reply to Re: The Interactions Between Reserpine and Diazepam? » howl108, posted by yxibow on February 27, 2009, at 0:06:13
> > Just something else that's very important is that I would like to try something else very soon. I want to know if I can take these things while withdrawing off of Diazepam. I've seen withdrawal schedules that are really slow so this might happen unless Diazepam is too dangerous to have with Clonidine or Reserpine or other things.
>
> You can take diazepam with clonidine, they're just two potential CNS depressants, there are always risks with stacking a lot of CNS depressants and one should be cautious with 'heavy machinery' if they take it for the first time.
>
> If you take clonidine (or the related guanfacine) regularly, it shouldn't be abruptly stopped. Its a heart medication used for psychiatric purposes. This goes the same for propranolol or other offlabel drugs that affect the heart.
>
>
> I respect your choice and interest in taking reserpine, I'm just saying I guess again that it is a very early drug for high blood pressure and an antipsychotic as well as a number of other things, discovered in India from natural sources.
>
> It has a list of side effects numerous being an alkaloid, but I'm not saying you will get any of them. I assume your doctor will be monitoring this carefully.
>
>
> The interaction with reserpine and clonidine would be unknown, with their different ways of affecting blood pressure. That's one to watch.
>
>
> Diazepam and reserpine would be again, just due caution with CNS depressant stacking.
>
>
> I'm not sure what amount of diazepam you're taking although that isn't necessarily a risk factor...
>
> (large amounts can be -- I have a rather sticky wicket with diazepam but thats actually because I still need it yet don't feel it... anyhow that's a rather long and drawn out story)
>
> ....if you aren't feeling habituation -- i.e., you still feel some 'zing' or you don't have significant memory loss, it is undoubtedly a safer agent....
>
> ...(so is clonidine though it can cause angioedema rarely)... than either tetrabenazine or reserpine.
>
> But all the above having been said before, I wish you well on your decision and I hope you get some relief.
>
> -- JayThank you for your information and wishing me well.
The problem I have with Diazepam is that it only alleviates some of the TA. These other agents might be far better at relief.
I'm not really worried about CNS depressant stacking. Mostly because this Diazepam doesn't really give me any side-effects and so I doubt it would cause much trouble alongside something like Clonidine or Reserpine.
I'm more worried about tapering off of Diazepam while at the same time trying a new drug. If I start to get withdrawals from Diazepam, for instance, taking a new drug might interact with me in a bad way possibly... less I am misunderstanding something. If I taper slowly--which is what I want--then something like this shouldn't happen.
poster:howl108
thread:882438
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20090223/msgs/882764.html