Posted by g_g_g_unit on March 27, 2012, at 1:04:58
In reply to Re: anyone with Clonidine experience? » g_g_g_unit, posted by SLS on March 26, 2012, at 21:10:28
> > I've read that Clonidine is a selective alpha-2 agonist that's capable of both suppressing and stimulating noradrenaline release at different doses.
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> This is interesting. Would you be able to recommend a source of information on this?Here's a link to a post written by a psychiatrist explaining Clonidine's contradictory dual-actions:
http://definitivemind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=83
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> Clonidine is depressogenic - even in people who have no history of mental illness. I would sooner choose guanfacine (Tenex) as a sympatholytic. It works in a similar fashion, but I don't think depression is as much of a problem with it.
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>Unfortunately Tenex isn't available in Australia. I wonder what else I can try using for sleep. Are you aware if Lyrica produces a rebound effect akin to benzodiazepines? (I believed I noticed a similar phenomenon with Neurontin, which also produced apathy, flatness and depression in me).
Otherwise, I suppose there's Klonopin, but it would take some convincing of my doctor on my part, and that also runs the risk of inducing depression, correct?
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