[ConservativeMind]

Clonidine is very inexpensive and easily available, but getting it administered quickly and safely after a traumatic event would seem problematic.

[ConservativeMind]

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[V_TWIN]

Yeah but I’ve had people tell me they hated that drug due to the side effects.......my dad being one.

I know side effects are different for everyone but I hope that can be addressed.

[Bobibutu]

Yeah. And shutting down receptors long term?
Ah the VA Docs will love it along with their Pharma stock holdings.

[BipolarBob]

If it’s helpful and cheap, it’s going to be problematic. Never let a good crisis go to waste.

[maddog55]

I’m not sure this would be a long term fix by any means. PTSD is something people need to figure out how to handle and deal with in the long term. Drugging folks long term is not the answer. It may be a short term solution but somewhere the individual needs to work through the problems.

[mass55th]

I take one Clonidine HCL pill (0.2 mg) for my blood pressure every night. One of the side effects is dry mouth. Sometimes I wake up with my tongue stuck to the roof of my mouth like it’s velcroed. My doctor wanted me to take two each night. I tried it, but the dry mouth was even worse, so I went back to one, and told my doctor.

[ransomnote]

I worry about the use of a medication used to calm anger/aggression in children, treat anxiety and with a side effect of sedation being distributed to the public as a blood pressure medication. Here's an example of a study on adolescents.

Clonidine as a Treatment of Behavioural Disturbances in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Literature Review

I feel like the gov often just wants to sedate us. Aren't there enough blood pressure meds out there already?

I read recently that SSRIs' used for depression actually had no significant impact on that illness. Yet so many Americans are on Antidepressants.

Clonidine cannot be taken with antidepressents, so this looks like a strategy to net as many of the remaining 64% of the population not on them with 'calming' agents like Clonidine.

[mdmathis6]

It is well known to help mitigate withdrawal symptoms for etoh and narcotics addicts. A good BP drug.

[chajin]

The late Mrs Chajin found clonidine helpful in controlling MS episodes, and very inexpensive compared to the name drugs. The one problem was always having to convince the pharm tech that she wasn’t asking for Klonipin.

[rexthecat]

Clonidine is not prescribed often these days due to its negative side effects. There are several newer drugs for high blood pressure that are more effective with fewer side effects.

[tired&retired]

“known to control protrusions on the synapses of neurons called dendritic spines, where memories are consolidated and stored.”

That is total bullcrap.

I personally asked Eric Kandel of Columbia University, who received the Nobel Prize for his research on the biochemistry of memory storage, where the memories are stored. He said that they can speculate, but have zero proof.

I asked Joe LeDoux at NYU the same question and received a similar response.

Memories are not stored in the human brain any more than the music you hear from a radio is stored in the radio!

I have demonstrated this numerous times as the stored memories of people are physical to me ever since I died and returned.

They are stored in the consciousness field or soul external to the physical body.

[Bobibutu]

For free non-drug solutions to PTSD take a look at these:

https://meditationforwarriorwellness.org

https://tmforveterans.org/pdf/ptsd/TM-and-PTSD-White-Paper.pdf

[LadyDoc]

we use clonidine to block the jitteryness of narcotic withdrawal and other psychiatric problems with similar jittery side effects.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27161101/

states:it has long been used successfully for opiate detoxification, post-traumatic stress disorder and de la Tourette syndrome. Moreover, clonidine helps in the treatment of neuroleptic-induced akathisia, stimulant-induced insomnia and clozapine-induced sialorrhea. It has been tried in treating menopausal syndrome and psychogenic polydipsia.

Much of this is “off label” use, meaning not on the FDA approved uses of the medicine.

we don't use it too much for high blood pressure because it can make the elderly very sleepy.

[Delta 21]

Clonodine helps alcoholics from going into seizures when they detox. It’s helped me thru a very rough patch and Doc just recommend a smaller dose to help me again. Very versatile and effective drug in the right hands.