Anyone using Clondine? | ADHD Information

My son is also on clondine,0.1 mg. and 1 wasn't working, so we increased the dose to 2 pills instead of one, and that worked well. So you might try that. I have noticed that he drinks more when he does this. I also play the same tape over and over during the night, Enya. It works wonders. Now if we could just get over this whole monster thing!

He's on 1 pill at nite and 1/2 a pill in the morning.  I called his doctor today, but of course he's not calling me back. 

I'm against Ritilan, and I guess this is the only alterntive.

Michele

My son was treated for his agression with clonidine. For him this also increased his agressive behavior and he was very drowsy. He had terrible nightmares on it as well. We transitioned him to risperdal which has helped tremendously. Two whole  weeks without incident! He doesn't act like a zombie during the day and is sleeping through the night as well. He did act a bit giddy at first but this has leveled out. For some the clonidine is the answer. At least with risperdal those around him are no longer his 'target' .

Hi, I'm new to this board.

My son is currently on Clondine 0.1mg and it doesn't seem to be working.  It seems like it's doing the opposite effect?

Michele

Is your son on any day time medication?my daughter is on concerta 54mg and clonidne 0.3 mg and she is not sleeping at night.they say that concerta has sideaffects of sleeplessness.The clonidine was only to address the aggression. It does not help the child focus more.  Since it had the opposite effect on my son we changed to a different medication (risperdal which was a good switch for us). We may also re-introduce a medicine for the ADHD- we want to use as little medication as possible. I would consider changing doctors if yours is not calling you back. These are complex medications and need attentive doctors to help you make the right decisions. The doctor we use is a pediatrician that specializes in development disorders and ADHD.  This helps to keep the number of doctors to a minimum.
My son was on clonidine for a short time.  It made him zombie in the day and he couldnt sleep at night cause he was scared of all kinds of things he was never afraid of (monsters in the closet, people crawling in his window) He couldnt fall asleep to easily, but when he did he slet like a rock ( i thought he was dead one time he wouldnt wake up for a few minutes) he also started peeing the bed and having nightmares.  He was super angry, even hit me and kick dad.  I took him off, although the doctor disagreed with my desicion.  He now takes dexadrine 2.5 mg in morning only on school days.  works well, but anger has not subsided.  otherwise school has had a dramatic change. 

This is all very interesting.  My son takes Concerta, but is having alot of trouble sleeping, and also those few hours at night, once the Concerta has worn off. His Dr suggested either Clonidine or Risperidal  ??

It is sooooo hard to know what to do ??

 

The doctor finally called me back and his response was..."it doesn't make sense that it makes him more hyper and restless".  When we finally were able to talk to him he told us to UP the nite dosage to 1 1/2 pills and decrease the morning pill to 1/4 pill.  That doesn't make any sense.  We've decided to keep him at the regular dosage he's on and call the Dr. monday and tell him we want him off and how we need to slowly wean him off. 

We can't handle the WORSE hyperness during the day and the nite mares at nite.  He too has also been wetting the bed.

Michele

My son also takes 0.1 mg and sometimes it's just not enough.  He also takes Malatonin 1 mg.  You can get it in a health food store, or GNC.  Sometimes he takes 2 of these and it helps him to get to sleep. My son is 7 and has ADHD.

Hello.  I am new to this board.  My daughter has been on meds for ADHD for 3 years now.  She also has problems going to sleep at night.  Her doctor suggested Clonidine for sleeping but not before informing me that there have been unexplained DEATHS associated with Clonidine.  She had an EKG to make sure her heart was ok before putting her on it.  I looked Clonidine up on the internet and chose not to use it.  My understanding of Clonidine is it slows the heart.  I chose to use Melatonin instead and did get good results from this.  We have recently found my daughter to have issues with her heart and I am glad I decided not to use clonidine.

 

 

 

SWEET!

Sound's like he has a good Doc and a good mother.  Keep up the good work.

Clonodine, as well as guanfacine are very effective drugs.

Hello,

My 3rd child who is 8 years old is on clonodine (.05), concerta and lexipro in the morning and takes risperdal at night.  This is the ONLY combination that has worked for him.  His anger has subsided and his severe Ups and Downs have gotten alot better (he has ADHD/Depression/Bi-Polar) and he isn't groggy or tired he actually has a quality of life now and has friends and school is MUCH MUCH better.

Hope it helps!

Clonidine is not a stimulant.  It reduces adrenaline and stress by activating on the parasympathetic nervous system.  It also acts as a neurotransmitter on alpha-2a receptors in the brain, which in clinical studies has shown to decrease hyperactivity, and to increases cognitive function as well as attention.

Guanafacine, which is similar to clonidine, does a better job of targeting the alpha-2 receptors, and therefore does a better job with decreasing ADD symptoms with a lot less side-effects.  There have been more studies done with Guanafacine for ADD, and it has shown to be very effective in decreasing hyperactivity and increasing focus. 

Guanafacine has been show to be about 25 times more effective in treating ADHD symptoms, 10 times less chance of lowering blood pressure, and a much less chance of causing fatigue and sedation.

I would ask your Dr. about Guanafacine as an alternative to clonodine.

Alternatives to Ritalin are Desimipramine and imipramine, both of which have shown to be very effective for ADHD in clinical studies.

OpenYourEyes38398.1271180556i have a freind who's son is on clondine. the docter said that it's a blood pressure pill and my freinds son was first prescribed clondine when he was 3 years old.  we did not realy notice until recently but when ever he takes his pill dosage of .005  he seems like he's high.  he gets read eyes cotten mouth and the munchies.  if anyone knows anything about wether or not clondine is a form of speed or something let me know. just post the answer here or send me an e-mail at erickrofta@hotmail.com.my little girl is on clonidine 0.3 mg and concerta 54 mg and i dont know which one it is or if it is both of them but she is not sleeping no matter what i do and she is very sad and hot temperted all the time well at least the last week since they upped her concerta from 36 to 54 mg.My son is on ritalin 20 mg during the day and clonidine .01 or (whatever it is) at night. it has helped a lot with his agression and hyperness at night but when he was on the clonidine by itself, there was no change in his attentiveness during the day. so far we have had good results with it.
My 13 year old daughter took Clonidin for about 1 year. She liked the drug saying it helped her not get so stressed out. I liked the effects I saw as well.
But... about 9 Months into taking the drug she all of a sudden was wetting the bed and we could not figure out why. The doctor said to quite giving her the Clonidine at night time because it was putting her into such a deep sleep that would not allow her to wake up when she needed to use the bathroom. So we did as the Doctor said and continued giving her the med in the AM. Well one morning while she was taking a shower we heard this huge bang coming from her bathroom. I ran in there to find her on the floor moaning a little bit not knowing what was going on. She had fainted. The Clonidine brought her blood pressure down so low she fainted.   She was taking the lowest dose you can take so she was not over medicated. We are no longer taking the medication. Please be carefull of the possible dangerous side effects we experienced...i don't care wut the doctor says.  the fact is my freinds son is getting high becouse he is taking clondine.  and also he's not taking it for adhd. he's taking it becouse he has insomnia.  now if anyone knows why he is getting high over a dose of .0005  let me know.