I've got a young (27 y.o.) girl here going through IV heroin withdrawals. All I have is Clonidine. Is that ok to give her? How much? I've just been giving her juice. She's 24 hours into it. Six year habit, she never did withdrawals before. Just light jonesing here and there.
I know she'll be alright... but I worry since it's not me doing it.
I always tell people H withdrawals can't kill you. But now that someone has kind of entrusted their life to me, I want reassurance.
I talked to a doc this morning, so it's all handled. (It turned out I only had one clonidine left in the bottle anyway)
Clonidine is for blood pressure- -it will help a little
Good luck
Good luck
Todd,
Sorry I just saw this.
How's she doing?
Man, too much of that clonidine and you know how that goes. It never helped me with WD.
Hoping she's doing alright. You're kind to help her.
Sorry I just saw this.
How's she doing?
Man, too much of that clonidine and you know how that goes. It never helped me with WD.
Hoping she's doing alright. You're kind to help her.
brynda is right man.i had a doctor give me a script of clonidine like he was doing me some big favor.me being the desperate addict,i ate them till my BP just wouldnt take it anymore.they dont do much.the only thing that ive done in the past(that works) is once someone is good and sick,you can give them the subs and theyll feel better.then you got to kick thatTHE SUBS.quick! It is less painful that way and i dont believe in "letting them suffer to teach them".its love and friendship that does work.good luck and GOD BLESS
Yeah, in my experience, nothing ever helped much as far as I could tell. With the possible exception of Valium in doses that are probably dangerous. Besides, after a day or so, I couldn't keep anything in my stomach long enough to disolve anyway. And the effort to get up to get pills, be they advil or whatever, just didn't seem worth the effort.
The girl that was kicking here is in the hospital now and all is well. Things didn't go as planned. I'll leave it at that.
Thanks for the input.
The girl that was kicking here is in the hospital now and all is well. Things didn't go as planned. I'll leave it at that.
Thanks for the input.
Thinking of you both Todd, you did all you could and she's in the right place now. Maybe having the opportunity to kick at your house made the overall decision more palatable for her to make, even though it didn't work out, she's probably still a step further than she would have been on her own. Good on you for caring, now make sure you look after you. Much love xx
Todd55
A much better place for her to be during the detox period. They are much more medically competent and have more resources at their disposal.
You could be great support afterwards, helping her get to meetings if she is so inclined. (Assuming you remain friends. I am again going to discourage the lovey-dovey stuff, for both your sakes).
You are a friend to her, and having a sober friend to interact with is something she will sorely need in the days to come.....
A much better place for her to be during the detox period. They are much more medically competent and have more resources at their disposal.
You could be great support afterwards, helping her get to meetings if she is so inclined. (Assuming you remain friends. I am again going to discourage the lovey-dovey stuff, for both your sakes).
You are a friend to her, and having a sober friend to interact with is something she will sorely need in the days to come.....
She's walking a fine line, I can see that. She's absolutely in the right place. But she wouldn't go there before. She would only come here to kick. Her mother credits me for her getting this far. I'm just glad everything worked out ok.
Now that she is where she is, I expect she'll get clean before they release her,. She said yesterday while still in the regular hospital that she'd like come to a meeting with me.
I guess it was a bad idea to offer my services and my house to a young lady trying to kick Heroin cold turkey. But we'll see how it works out. I know she wouldn't have done it if she had to go to rehab. She said that seeing me get clean from a habit ten times as big as hers was her inspiration.
Out of all the chaos, I'm still clean and she's getting clean. Maybe it will work out for her in the end. God works in mysterious ways.
Now that she is where she is, I expect she'll get clean before they release her,. She said yesterday while still in the regular hospital that she'd like come to a meeting with me.
I guess it was a bad idea to offer my services and my house to a young lady trying to kick Heroin cold turkey. But we'll see how it works out. I know she wouldn't have done it if she had to go to rehab. She said that seeing me get clean from a habit ten times as big as hers was her inspiration.
Out of all the chaos, I'm still clean and she's getting clean. Maybe it will work out for her in the end. God works in mysterious ways.
Woooo Pappy is so right. They give us pills and we'll eat them all when in WD's. Not caring if they're for blood pressure or not.
You're a good man, Todd.
My gentleman friend let me kick at his house several times. I can not lie. All I did was scheme. Oh and rob him. The good Lord knows that was not my intention, but once you get sick well the begging starts.
Yes this nice young lady is in the right place.
You are an inspiration, Todd.
You're a good man, Todd.
My gentleman friend let me kick at his house several times. I can not lie. All I did was scheme. Oh and rob him. The good Lord knows that was not my intention, but once you get sick well the begging starts.
Yes this nice young lady is in the right place.
You are an inspiration, Todd.
Brynda that is sooo cool. Your honesty I mean. Getting rid of that monkey can be quite a chore. H***,I've done practically everything I said I'd never do. All because of addiction. You know no matter what happens when she gets out again,this is a start. You know what they say about sick and tired of being sick and tired. Makes us feel good to help someone,all of us. That stuff is so insidious that it takes so much more than just kicking. I'm talking life style changes,friends,etc. You guys know. But TOD, I would have done the same thing, if maybe a little differently.
Eh, right, Pappy? The ol' "I'll never do that". Fast forward a few months and there ya are doing some rotten, lousey, degrading thing.
Honesty is the best policy, right? Lord knows I wasn't honest when I too about $400.00 worth of quarters bit by bit from my poor friend. Like a person won't miss about three pounds of quarters.
We were nuts. Well I know I was.
If we can only save some poor souls from ever using by telling them the "I'll never do that" stories.
Hoping this young lady is doing better where she is. Poor girl's been through it.
Honesty is the best policy, right? Lord knows I wasn't honest when I too about $400.00 worth of quarters bit by bit from my poor friend. Like a person won't miss about three pounds of quarters.
We were nuts. Well I know I was.
If we can only save some poor souls from ever using by telling them the "I'll never do that" stories.
Hoping this young lady is doing better where she is. Poor girl's been through it.
Hi Todd.
It's good to hear that the girl is in a proper rehab unit. Clonidine is used to reduce the alleviated blood pressure but has to be administered in a controlled setting so you were right not to give it to her at home.
I hope she does well. Your encouraging words helped me;perhaps they can do the same for her. Here's hoping.
Kudos to a good samaritan.
Reshie
It's good to hear that the girl is in a proper rehab unit. Clonidine is used to reduce the alleviated blood pressure but has to be administered in a controlled setting so you were right not to give it to her at home.
I hope she does well. Your encouraging words helped me;perhaps they can do the same for her. Here's hoping.
Kudos to a good samaritan.
Reshie
I was just reading this post when, Brynda, you had to go and be honest (!) about releaving some person of their stuff for your benefit. Poof, there go my thoughts about you. Alas, you ruin good and bad men. I guess I should start concentrating on myself more. At least until I get on my feet again. I need to stop daydreaming and get back to reality.
Awwww, Mike I wouldn't steal a piece of penny candy clean.
Never stole a thing in my life until I became a heroin addict.
However, my kindness is my weakness thus I try and damn you fella's.
Hope you're doing well and indeed you worry about you. Nothing wrong with some "dreams", but us ladies there's some good in us all.
Never stole a thing in my life until I became a heroin addict.
However, my kindness is my weakness thus I try and damn you fella's.
Hope you're doing well and indeed you worry about you. Nothing wrong with some "dreams", but us ladies there's some good in us all.
LOL just got lost and wondered over here from friends/fam to find that Brynda is a neighbor of sorts. We live north of Philly but son went to Temple.
Clonidine (not to be confused with clonipin) is often used to prevent excessive heart rate and blood pressure response from withdrawl. I have giving it to many patients but ONLY when they are being carefully monitored. Even then I have given more than I should have and have had to do other things to help undo the mess I got into. Like the Mythbusters say "Never try this at home".
Clonidine (not to be confused with clonipin) is often used to prevent excessive heart rate and blood pressure response from withdrawl. I have giving it to many patients but ONLY when they are being carefully monitored. Even then I have given more than I should have and have had to do other things to help undo the mess I got into. Like the Mythbusters say "Never try this at home".
