#clonidine

[brothersonahotelbed]

words that would make awesome baby names if they didn't mean what they mean

vodka

porphyria

clonidine

candle

[sine-nomine0]

(not a doctor/pharmacist btw)

clonidine is actually so funny because like you’re telling me this is an antihypertensive but it’s basically used for anything but that? like it’s used for ADHD apparently, as well as withdrawal, anxiety, PTSD, and insomnia (which is what i use it for).

it’s funny because clonidine is an alpha-2 adrenergic agonist, but it works broadly enough that it additionally effects the imidazoline receptors (I1 receptors). other α2-AAs are more selective on what receptors they affect, but clonidine is more broad, so it causes more effects.

it is, ironically, occasionally used for POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome) due to its affect on the autonomic nervous system beyond blood pressure management. it reduces activity in the sympathetic nervous system (part of the autonomic nervous system) by stimulating the inhibitory alpha- 2 adrenergic receptors (at least that part of the name makes sense now, right?) in the locus coeruleus. (LC) so that causes a decreased amount of norepinephrine to be released. This all adds up to cause a slower heart rate and vasodilation (the blood vessels getting wider; dialating)—which makes the blood pressure decrease (what is was intended to do).

apparently due to how it interacts with the alpha- 2 receptors it affects how pain transmits/is felt, which allows it to have analgesic properties.

its affect on the LC make it widely applicable in being used beyond its marketed use—like i said in the beginning, its used for ADHD, PTSD, withdrawal, anxiety, and insomnia.

it’s not widely used as a antihypertensive simply because there are better options (ACE inhibitors, ARBs, CCBs) that have much fewer side affects or risks, like rebound hypertension.

all that to say, i’ve been banned from taking it because i hallucinated on it.

[milo-is-rambling]

Tshirt that says I 💊 clonidine

[andthe-damned]

i’ll be on tumblr and think “no no. that’s one for the journal.” and make myself delete it and write it out in my little diary i keep on my nightstand. just like inside voice vs outside voice talks with kids i’m like “stop! does the entire internet really have access to your clonidine-addled retelling of an injustice you experienced in your economics class in highschool in 2021? or can you write it in your little book then go to bed?”

[vorems]

anyone taking clonidine feel like their paranoia is heightened a bit and chest feeling very hollow? like....? whats that about .??

[lovelyfirebouquet]

Early morning Clonidine dreams are fucking BIZARRE apparently.

-Held and cuddled a guinea-pig-sized jumping spider (I'm terrified of spiders)

-Met an anthropomorphic Ant man (very humanoid in form, nearly faceless except big black eyes, wings on the back of his calves that did nothing)

-Had weird monster sex with said Ant Man [HIS REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE IS WEIRD. WOULD GO INTO DETAIL IF ANYONE IS CURIOUS]

-mpreg

-We have a weird hybrid child? Top half baby girl, bottom half just ant butt and legs. Ant centaur.

-Their species is skilled with a bow and arrow straight out the ant.

-She has the strength and intelligence of an ant creature and the stubbornness of her human mom. She's a handful and she bickers with me a lot.

-Despite this, she likes a lot of my favorite things and we're similar in nature.

-Some evil guy doesn't like ant husband and I. Tries to trick daughter into poisoning us.

-Doesn't work. Daughter and I make up.

Random Additional Info

-Daughter loves eating tiny food, picked that up from her mom. Uses tiny silverware and eats out of tiny tins and boxes.

-Ant husband picked this habit up when he's stressed. Specifically will eat a small cup of rocky road ice cream with a tiny spoon or a tiny can of tuna.

-Ant and I have a friend, Moth woman, who lives nearby. She gets stuck in capitalistic loop of buying things and we convince her to give it up and be happy living in her empty house cave again.

[adhd-fandom-and-gay]

Why ddi they put me on melatonin. Im already on clonidine. Ughhh. Okay then.

Only noticeable difference is thst my head feels warmer and a lot more fuzzy.

[purpleflameb0i]

I'M FINALLY GETTING ADHD MEDS YALL

(It's clonidine !!)

Also the person who has been working with me and my meds for years has said that she definitely sees ADHD in me O.O

So that was nice :33

[comas-are-for-sleeping]

chat i havent stayed up this late in ages. i want to be asleep so bad

[rabbitindisguise]

so I'm taking a bunch of my "as needed" anxiety medications to tamp down symptoms and it's a very interesting experience of being:

drowsey

incredibly functional and alert

able to think easier

calmer

slowed down

all at the same time. It's like, the intended effect? It's just surprising that it works because I'm used to tiredness making my emotions and symptoms harder to manage instead of eaiser. Regardless, nice. I feel somewhat like myself and not like hell warmed over.

[growntourettesmemes]

[gilettefusion5]

My stress dream last night was about cutting open an avocado to make toast only to realize I already had an open avocado in my fridge, which meant I now had four avocado halves that wouldn’t last more than two to three days and I had to eat them all immediately. I actually went and checked my fridge when I woke up because I was worried about it. Being an adult is stupid.

[cvsette]

Went to urgent care and then was referred to a walk-in MENTAL HEALTH URGENT CARE THAT IS FREE/SLIDING SCALE??? THIS SHOULD BE A THING EVERYWHERE HELLO?? because I have not been able to sleep well or eat much for the past week due to Crushing Anxiety/Panic and it doesn’t seem to be getting better. and everyone was so so nice to me and genuinely sad they couldn’t prescribe me Xanax. I know there are a lot of bad ones out there but wow good mental healthcare workers are truly gods strongest soldiers

[lucaswarmhotchocolate]

If life were fair or just I would be sitting down on a luxurious chaise lounge all day in really expensive silk dresses that are incredibly revealing and I would read incest yaoi and eat cheese and grapes and brag to anyone that passes by about how beautiful I am

[adhd-fandom-and-gay]

So I'm not sure if i wanna colour this in later or not but uhhh. Look!!!

Hehe,,, MazM J&H traditional art I did for a school thing. I can't do Hyde's claws justice no matter how hard I try, so sorry for my mans getting his hands BUTCHERED by my shit art skills </3 also it was kinda rushed so that probably explains it.

[eternal-ascensionism]

Hello cashier man :) Oh, the melon baller? That’s just for me to scoop my eyes out so the tourettes will stop :)))