Looking for expertise on clonidine
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> I got a stroke in last November. The symptom was partial loss of
> speech, but nothing else. I didn't go to the hospital until two days
> later. At the hosptal, the doctor gave me clonidine 0.2 mg. Shortly
> after taking the medicine, I became very weak and drowsy, and wet all
> over from sweating.
> Then my body became numbing. The numbing on my right side was worse
> than the left side. After some time, numbness on left side
> diminished, and was eventually gone. The numbness on right side
> diminished a little, too, but then stopped.
> I was released from the hospital three days after. Since then my
> speech has improved, but not at all the numbness on my right side. I
> have been suffering a lot from it. I talked to some doctors, and was
> told that if {*filter*} pressure is dropped too drastically, it may make
> old stroke worse or cause new stroke. Also, the starting dose for
> clonidine is 0.1 mg. I believe this was what happened to me at the
> hospital. I was overdosed the clonidine.
It is possible that they overdid things with the clonidine (we generally
let {*filter*} pressure run a little higher than "ideal" after a stroke to
improve intracerebral perfusion). It is a suboptimal medication for
controlling hypertension.
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> I like to hear opinions from experts on this forum. Thanks.
You are welcome, Fuli :-)
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