How Long Does .1 Mg Of Clonidine Last For? (Top voted first)

Im a 33 year old woman. I was just prescribed .1 mg of clonidine for OxyContin withdrawals. I have bend using Oxy's for about 2 years now. The clonidine seem to be working and I have weined myself off from 60mg a day to 20mg. But now the next step is to go off completely. I need to know how long they last in your system. I know it's at least 3 or 4 hours but not sure if any longer. I want to take my next dose before the withdrawals start. Plz help. Mom of 2

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I take clonidine .1 mg and I accidently took two this morning is it going to hurt me ?

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The plasma level of clonidine peaks in approximately 3 to 5 hours and the plasma half-life ranges from 12 to 16 hours. The half-life increases up to 41 hours in patients with severe impairment of renal function.

NOTE: it generally takes about 5 half lives for the drug to be completely out of your system.

Following oral administration, about 40-60% of the absorbed dose is recovered in the urine as unchanged drug in 24 hours. About 50% of the absorbed dose is metabolized in the liver. Neither food nor the race of the patient influences the pharmacokinetics of clonidine.

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To make the math easy, lets say you took 10 mg's of any drug, and it has a half-life of 12 hours. Well, in 12 hours your body would have eliminated half of the drug, and you would have 5 mg's, (or half of the original dose), still in your system. Although IMO I don't consider the half-life important unless you are worried about passing a drug test because even though a drug may have a "half-life" of 8-12 hours, (Xanax for example), the effects are only felt for 4-6 hours in ppl taking it regularly, (in my case I feel them for 4 hours) . Better example would be the benzo sleeping pill I take, (Dalmane), which has a half-life of 45-250 hours. Even though it helps me sleep for 7-8 hours, I sure don't feel it 45 hours later, nevermind 250 hours. So don't confuse a drugs half-life with how long it's effects last for. Sorry for rambling.

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I take about 15 10/325 precocet a day I have Clonidine 30 pills 0.1 I need to know how many to take and how many times a day to quit the percocets help please

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I was given 0.1 Clonodine @ 5 hours when awake for paraxsysmal hypertension. This was an incredibly STUPID prescription, as I now cannot get off the Clonidine without my blood pressure spiking as high as 250-300/120, putting me at risk of heart attack and/or stroke. I am so strongly sedated by the drug that I've spent most of the past year in bed asleep—the worst possible thing for my cardiovascular condition. I can't hold a job, can't even keep my apartment clean. My whole life has been destroyed. I am thinking of suing the sorry excuse for a doctor who did this to me.

Be VERY careful with how much, how often, and how long you take Clonidine or you will simply trade one addiction for another, possibly more lethal one.

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Hi I'm currently in the same position as you I'm on 30 methadone and tapering down ever two weeks. Have got clonidine pills. How long will it take to come clean with help from clonidine? I can only get 4 weeks of work. How well does clonidine work can u still go about working etc or will I need to take time off? Thanks for your help.

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Expect the worst... Opioid withdrawals are one of the hardest things I've ever been through. :(. The experience can't kill you if you are in decent health. I recommend looking up the Thomas Recipe or , if you are as lucky as me, use Suboxone extremely sparingly to get past the first 4-7 days; this is when "the sickness" is at its most intense. I had a "worse" habit as I was on ab 120-160 mgs of Opana; do believe me when I say it is no Fuggin Joke.

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I detoxed off the last 30 mg's of methadone with Clonidine. Doesn't help w/nausea, but does help with everything else. Not sure of the half-life, but I do know it should be taken 3x's/day for opiate withdrawal. Ask your dr to check your BP, and if it isn't low, have him either give you more doses or raise what you have already. My own personal experience had me taking 0.2 mg's, 3x's/day. I then slowly lowered my mid-day dose, then morning dose, and finally the evening dose once I felt I could get some sleep on my own. Very important to check you BP, even if it's at your local pharmacy. I still take it to this day as needed for anxiety symptoms. Life-saver for opiate w/drawals.

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My dr gave me an anti seizure med to take for a week and .1 clonodine to get off Klonopin. Starting it today....I was taking about 12-20 mg Klonopin a day....is this gonna help? I'm scared to just stop the K and start the other meds but I need to. Will I be miserable? Already detoxed off opiates...that was awful but I survived. Will this be worse, same, better? TERRIFIED of the anxiety :-( any advice please???

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Casey, both Librium and clonidine can keep you feeling extremely exhausted for a few days after you've last taken them. Of course, so can first and second stage opiate withdrawals. When I was kicking, I was very tired for a few weeks, but it passed. My advice to you would be to just sleep when you can as your body will resume feeling better faster that way. good luck!

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I took a 15mg morophine pill today and am still feeling sick. How soon am I able to take Clonidine?!

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Clonidine peaks at about 5 hours. Sorry I got on my soapbox and didn't answer your question. I just am sooo pissed about my situation and had another bad spell yesterday, so am rather raw today.

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Meme-No, it won't hurt you, but you'll probably go to sleep. I often ended up double-dosing because, taking it so often, I was too drugged to remember my name, let alone whether or not I had taken my meds. I finally had to lay them all out for the day and put alerts on my phone.

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My son whom is four has ADHD his doctor had prescribed him clonidine 0.1mg and said to take half of the half tablet because when given the whole half he was very sedated. Tonight he has been waking up every few minutes whinning and fussing. Could this be the med? How long would it take to get out of his system?

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Thank you, for all the info i have read u have helped the most. Been on 100mg of methadone for 2 yrs and stopped 7 days ago but haven't slept at all. Dr just prescribed clondine patch and i was wondering if it helps. Any more advice to get through this? Thanks!

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I don't know how well it will work for your situation. I was inappropriately prescribed Clonidine as a prophylactic to prevent episodes of paroxysmal hypertension—that is, my blood pressure suddenly jumps to 250/120 or higher, for no apparent reason. I've been on it for two years, most of which I slept through, and have been trying, without success, to get off it for about 6 months.

It has what the med industry coyly calls a "rebound effect." So now, I not only still have the original paroxysmal hypertension, but I have zero cardiovascular fitness, my heart races from just walking from one room to another, I have essential hypertension too, and if I reduce one dose by 1/4, my blood pressure and pulse rate go quite high.

After serious struggle for months, I have finally been able to cut my dose in half. I am able to maintain a reasonable blood pressure most of the time, I now sleep no more than 12 hours a day. But I still can't gain any cardiovascular fitness because of the tachycardia. That's just a vicious circle caused by a cardiologist who should have his license yanked.

Assuming they don't experience a serious "rebound effect" a healthy person should theoretically be able to get off it within 30 days. But that's just theory, and it's a very dangerous drug. Whatever you do, don't try to go off it without monitoring your blood pressure and pulse regularly and always check yourself one hour after taking a reduced dose. And don't even dream of stopping it without tapering off.

Good luck.

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Know how you feel, I kicked 60mgs of Methadone cold turkey in 2009 with clonidine...I'd love to tell you it was easy or painless but it wasn't! I just came back from a rapid detox place called clarity detox which worked for me. I've been on 120mgs of oxycodone for more than a yr this time. I wish you all the luck and I'll be praying for you, all things are possible through Jesus Christ! I became a Christian after my detox from methadone, the pain brought me real close to God...lol

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Do not take that Clonidine very long. I am also on Oxycontin, so it will be much harder for me to get off of the Clonidine and the Oxycontin. After 15 years I finally found a Doctor that will help me get off of EVERYTHING. I am in college trying to become a I am in my 3rd year of taking Forensics as my minor and them med school as my major. After that ! I know it willl be a rough road! A family member got murdered and I am NOT taking NO for an answer. There is a lot more to it but I can not put it on here. So that is why I want to get off of everything so I can do my job with ENERGY as the Clonidine gives me no energy at all. I broke my lower back in 1995 and my mid spine was accidently crushed in 2011. It is pain full. Just please do not take the Clonidine very long or you will become addicted to that. Clonidine has been more addictive than the Oxycontin. On the days when I do not want to take the pain meds I have found that I am in less pain, then I would be if I took it. I just drink a lot of water and keep my bones, muscles and nerves hydrated and that is when I have NO pain at all.

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Ah clonidine, the double-edged sword. I was prescribed .2mgs twice a day for benzodiazapenes withdrawl. I was able to discontinue a long term habit of 30 mg per day of diazepam. Only problem was the withdrawal from clonidine was 100 x worse. Was sure I would die. Had rebound hypertension with readings of 215/115, stroke and heart attack country. Had a very 'wise' doctor place me on .6 mgs of clonazipam, know as klonipine per day. Now if you know anything about benzodiazapenes, this was exactly the wrong move. Now hooked on another stronger benzodiazapene, and feel like giving up on life. Moral of the story : clonidine can be helpful if used in very small amounts, over a very short period. This has been known since the '70's. God be with you.

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I know it sounds crazy , but I take 140 to 200 mg of vicoden a day . Just wondering what am I to expect when I quit in a few days. Have stockpiled some clonopin. Plan to taper off my vicoden doses gradually.

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