Same song, different tune..

Author: Bettyboop

Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 9:11 am

Hi Jonathon et al..I hear what you are saying but I can barely tolerate 3mgs..I start to get extremely anxious, nervous, irritable even on that dose…it did absolutely nothing for my CTS. Any higher doses of subs and I think my family would disown me! My sub doc (she has been misinforming me at times) said subs do not help with pain relief?
So I think I will continue the weaning process to go the surgery route with full disclosure to the surgeon.
I am trying to decide how many days to stay on 1.4 mg..some people say until you string 4 days together without "rescue doses", some say every 1-2 weeks. I was feeling so bad 2 nights ago, a creepy crawly uneasiness that only people here will understand. I took maybe a.5 extra dose. Yesterday I took my normal 1.4 mgs. again. Am planning on waiting until I string the 4 days together again at that dose.
I am wondering do folks take the Clonidine while feeling those withdrawal symptoms in the weaning process? I have a prescription, I took a few in treatment but can’t remember if they helped or not, I think not. But maybe during the wean it would help rather than taking the "rescue sub?"
In general I feel calmer, I am sleeping, only a bit of the anxiety I have experienced on subs.
I still feel positive I will get off these "little orange gods"..lol..