Opiate Withdrawal
"I&#039;ve had a lot of experience using clonidine for withdrawal symptoms. Though I&#039;m working on staying clean, I&#039;ve smoked heroin (tar) for a long time, on and off. The dope I was getting was very strong, and because I smoked it, the withdrawal would make me extremely sick to my stomach, so that I&#039;d be throwing up for days, literally every few minutes. I&#039;d end up in the ER. But with clonidine, I&#039;m hardly nauseous (though I still add an anti-nausea med). With clonidine, my withdrawal symptoms are much more bearable, though still difficult. It might make you sleep the first day or two, but I&#039;m generally still pretty sleepless. IT MUST BE DOSED correctly and be careful. For example, I take .1mg every 4 hours, then a bit less the next day, etc."