Can I Mix Clonidine Gabapintin

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Have been using gabapintin 1200mg-2000mg aday for oxcycodone withdrawals its helping but im afraid of becoming addicted to it, want to start weaning off and try clonidine... On day 4 will this be dangerous

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To answer your first question, I did find that there are (moderately unsafe) interactions between Clonidine and Gabapentin (so it wouldn't be wise to take a full dose of each one together). Information that I've gathered on this states the following:

"MONITOR: Central nervous system- and/or respiratory-depressant effects may be additively or synergistically increased in patients taking multiple drugs that cause these effects, especially in elderly or debilitated patients.

MANAGEMENT: During concomitant use of these drugs, patients should be monitored for potentially excessive or prolonged CNS and respiratory depression."

Regarding the safety of weaning off of Gabapentin:
Usually for drugs like this the safest way to stop taking them is to tapper off them, if possible. Some medications can be taken in fractions (actually cut into pieces) and these smaller pieces can be taken in place of the regular dose for a period of several weeks until the body is no longer dependent upon them.

Having said that, (in my opinion) I would think that if you are down to a very low dose of Gabapentin that doesn't effect you much, then it would be ok to start using Clonidine in replace of Gabapentin. Everyone reacts to these drugs differently, but this seems to me like it would be the safest option, doing it that way.

Does anyone else here have personal experience with this?

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My doctor just prescribed me 300 mg Teva-Gabapentin to try to address some chronic in my legs and feet. I am also taking Clonidine .025 mg to address menopausal hotflashes. He did not say not to take them both, but reading here I might have to ask him. Any suggestions?

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follow up on my previous post: asked the doc, he said to talk to pharmacist. Pharmacist checked dosage, asked how I was taking - I am spreading throughout the day reasonably well (11 am and 11 pm for gaba, and 8, 4, 11-12 pm for clon.) But now, after a few weeks of taking gaba, I have to talk to doc about side effects (hyper activity, drowsiness along with silliness, inability to concentrate along with lack of desire to concentrate....) I think a better sched might be 7-3-11 for clon and 10am-10pm for gaba. Any suggestions?

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My doctors have prescribed Gabapentin (Neurontin) AND Clonidine () together to treat Opiate withdrawals, adding in Trazadone for sleep difficulties.

The Pharmacist is always the best person to ask about prescription drug interactions, though if you use the same pharmacist all the time they should automatically alert you and your doctor if there is an problem!

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clonodine is for sleeping deffinitly not the day atleast for me... i was a zombie from taking it 3 times a day for sub withdrawls for a week and then stoped and went back to gaba. and i feel great when i take on 800mg in the am

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Can I take gabapentin and clonidine for opiate withdrawals

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CHLONODINE IS GREAT FOR WITHDRAWLS, BUT YOU LOSE ALOT OF HAIR WITH CHLONODINE. .

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Do u get a paper with your meds the dos and donts usually it will tell u everything u want to know

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Does clonidine really your make fall out?:/cause I just got prescribed that and just took one but there nothing I'm the side affects or papers they have me that say that.Please be honest

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