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What Causes Insomnia,muscle Twitching And Fatigue After Stopping Clonidine Suboxone?
Question: I took suboxone for about a year. Quit 2 weeks ago but it was so bad I took vicodine to ease the honorific
Withdrawal. No sleep skin jumping legs twitching etc. my
Y dr prescribed clonidine. Since then I can barely get out of bed I am so fatiqued. Stop the clonidine 5 days ago and still feel bad. Is it the clonidine or still the suboxone
Withdrawal. No sleep skin jumping legs twitching etc. my
Y dr prescribed clonidine. Since then I can barely get out of bed I am so fatiqued. Stop the clonidine 5 days ago and still feel bad. Is it the clonidine or still the suboxone
Brief Answer:
Needs further evaluation
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query.
I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through.
Effects of clonidine cannot last for 5 days after you get off it. It is most probably a suboxone withdrawal. Mostly people do not have such severe withdrawal symptoms on suboxone. However probably the age is not on our side. At 71, the capacity to bear the stress of withdrawal is less and that has led to a protracted withdrawal state.
This is certainly bound to go off with time. But untill then I would suggest that you would have to go for further evaluation like round the clock BP assessments (4-8 times a day), 2D ECHO of the heart, Serum B12 levels etc. Keep yourself well hydrated. Use painkillers like acetaminophen or tramadol liberally.
Hope I am able to answer your concerns.
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Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.
Needs further evaluation
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query.
I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through.
Effects of clonidine cannot last for 5 days after you get off it. It is most probably a suboxone withdrawal. Mostly people do not have such severe withdrawal symptoms on suboxone. However probably the age is not on our side. At 71, the capacity to bear the stress of withdrawal is less and that has led to a protracted withdrawal state.
This is certainly bound to go off with time. But untill then I would suggest that you would have to go for further evaluation like round the clock BP assessments (4-8 times a day), 2D ECHO of the heart, Serum B12 levels etc. Keep yourself well hydrated. Use painkillers like acetaminophen or tramadol liberally.
Hope I am able to answer your concerns.
If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.
If not, you may close the discussion and if possible you may rate the answer for me, so that I get a good feedback.
In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link:
bit.ly/dr-srikanth-reddy
Wish you good health,
Kind regards
Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.
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