#clonidine

The bad news: took my first half-tablet dose of Clonidine last night and it spiked my histamine so strongly and triggered such intense itchiness & hot flushes that even after taking 2 different antihistamines, I didn't "get to sleep" so much as "passed out from sheer exhaustion" for 4 hours.

The good news: despite only 4 hours of sleep, I have considerably less brain fog this morning and was able to do some reading on Clonidine, histamine, and ADHD interactions.

The bad news: it sure looks like I get to choose between treating my ADHD symptoms, or treating my inflammatory symptoms! I sure love being able to think but I sure don't love being SO FUCKING ITCHY.

Me: oh fuck yeah

Doctor: if you stop taking it suddenly you may need to be hospitalized

tbh i don’t really know the first thing about that type of medication, but if you’re really worried you can try to book followups with your doctor really soon after you start the meds so you don’t have to wait as long if it were to effect you badly - negative side effects can happen, but the really severe ones tend to be rare, and a lot of common side effects go away over time (based on my own experiences, could differ for your types of medication), so don’t worry too much about it, it’ll probably be fine (and if it’s not it’ll be fixable).