Drug info - Clonidine

[robo scat]

SWIM was wondering if anyone has had any experiences blowing Clonidine?
SWIM has heard that even .1 - .2 mg orally will get SWIY nice - I'm afraid if I take any more I will just pass out/fall asleep and it will be a waste?

[sneak2012]

whats clonidine were SWIM get it from?

[sneak2012]

"pass out/fall asleep"

SWIM likes these words...

[Ididnotinhale]

Swim does not no dosage, but he does know that clonodine is often abused by opiate addicts and is also used to help them detox off opiates.

Strangely it is FDA approved for ADD, even though it seems like a downer and is used more and more frequently as a sleep agent.

Mainly it is used as to control blood pressure and to help people with the cessation of nicotine, alcohol and opiate use.

So if it is used as a treatment for drugs that get your dopamine levels up, swims guess is that it pumps up dopamine, but is not sure.

Swim found in a medical journal that the average user uses .37 mg, but these are mostly addicts so swiy should not exceed half that dose. Swim would put the link, but knows that others won't be able to open it without a perscription. Also on a second journal the average user was using .6mg, but these were addicts again.

As a side note it is often used as a substitute for xanax for people on methadone.

Snorting should be fine and more effective since it is frequently used as an IV.

Swim would suggest giving swiys horse a dose of .2 mg and if he starts to fall asleep just have a big ol red bull.

Swim cannot suggest that swiy try .2 mg because it could be dangerous, but he doubts falling asleep will be a problem.

As a rule start slow, especially with downers and have a sitter. If swiy has a few, wasting one is no big deal and is a lot better than taking a fun trip in an ambulance or sleeping for 20 some hours.

[robo scat]

SWIM appreciates the thorough response!
SWIM ingested .1 mg orally around a half hour ago and is not feeling much worth mentioning.
He may snort or take another .1 sublingually, and report effects.
SWIM has read of even young children being prescribed up to .1 for nights and .05 for days, so at his age and weight should be fine after .2

[Solinari]

I really don't think clonidine (and lofexidine for that matter) has any recreational value. The drowsiness is a side effect and i don't think it's a very pleasant one. While clonidine/lofexidine can knock you out, it doesn't give some one a buzz, at least i certainly didn't get a buzz from lofexidine when i was on an outpatient detox.

In fact i would say if anything the effects are unpleasant but that was probably just the withdrawals. Snorting these would be stupid, they are not CNS depressants and i don't think they have any recreational value what so ever.

I can tell you though, the first time i was given lofexidine as an outpatient, i had to travel about an hour on two buses each way. So i got to the outpatient facility and took the medication as well as one 10mg diazepam, got the first bus for about 15 minutes then got on the second bus which would take about 45 minutes. I can remember getting on the second bus but that was it, i was literally knocked out, fell asleep on the bus completely out and woke up at the end of the buses' run by the driver. I have no idea what i must of looked like to other passengers completely passed out on a bus probably getting thrown about and still staying asleep.

Even although i was out for the count i still don't think they had any pleasurable effects and i am sure it would be either knocked out or nothing with lofexidine and/or clonidine, i don't think there is an inbetween.

The other thing is, these are blood pressure medication and i don't think it's a good idea to try and abuse them.

[robo scat]

Swim ended up taking 2 or 3 a night and just having a couple beers, and falling asleep about an hour and a half later. It definitely increased the effects of alcohol, but as expected Swim just ended up feeling tired. Not much fun, but I suppose it was better than being sober all night.


-robo

[Ididnotinhale]

Also, if you want a quicker hit feel free to try the anal method. It sounds gross, but its not that bad and you'll notice the effects quicker and harder. But it sounds like the drug isn't that great and probably not worth it.

[Jatelka]

Not a Downer/Sleeper, so moved to Various

[Solinari]

Yea i agree, not a downer, it's a blood pressure medication that has side effects, probably in larger doses. Personally i don't think it is a good idea to mess about with such things especially if there was a chance of an underlying condition that is not apparent at this time.

[Orchid_Suspiria]

This is a description of a mans experience with clonidine.Here is a quote,"He was pleasantly surprised when he found that this dosage produced what he described as a "nod" effect, similar to what he had experienced with morphine. He described this effect as a state in which the user becomes "sleepy and in dreamland, like floating on a cloud but still not unconscious--Nirvana." He insisted it was better to use clonidine than heroin, because clonidine did not make him feel sick afterward. "The entire article can be found here http://findarticles.com/p/articles/m...54/ai_18724112 this is simply hard to believe.But I also found other interesting things when I googled clonidine abuse.

Swim took three clonidine yesterday,not sure what milligram and will report back to you that fact later.Swim is also considering some further experimentation.Any risks?

[~lostgurl~]

My gurl has taken up to 10 clonidine pills when her RLS was at its worse (think they were .25mg) and felt nothing. I really don't think this is an abusable drug unless in huge doses and I have no idea what the negative side effects would then be. Actually her pills might have even been .025mgs, not sure on that one. Does anyone know what doses these come in?

[Orchid_Suspiria]

Could the person that reported this experience have been lying?If so why would they lie or exaggerate?Ofcourse every persons body is different.Ofcourse perhaps its best if it doesn't work as swim will abuse it to the max.However it is not a heavily watched or regulated substance so that could work in the recreational drug using communities favor.

Whatever the case swim will report back after tonights experiment.

[N0ly]

clonidine is dosed in micrograms, cant find much information as to what exact dosages.

[Panthers007]

Looks like something one shouldn't fuck with without expert advice - not one article:

http://www.drugs.com/clonidine.html

Many other sources out there as well.

[Orchid_Suspiria]

Originally Posted by Panthers007

Looks like something one shouldn't fuck with without expert advice - not one article:

http://www.drugs.com/clonidine.html

Many other sources out there as well.

Swim agrees,however still questions if this guys experience is true.

[~lostgurl~]

Ah yes, my gurls dose was 25mcg.

[AddyCrazy]

SWIM has used clonidine before. They were .1mg pills and after taking 3 or 4 one would feel very sleepy and often just pass out. Nothing all that desirable enless one likes being able to not function with no pluses other than being a good way to pass out if needed.

[Solinari]

That's what happened with me when i was an outpatient on lofexidine, basically just passed out on a bus of all places, for over 45 minutes. But there was nothing i could describe as a recreational effect let alone a narcotic effect.

I think it could be dangerous abusing blood pressure medication.