Evening ladies,
Does anyone have experience of taking Clonidine in the form of Dixarit 25mg tabs (2 x 50mgs a day) for hot flushes? If so, how did you get on with it?
I am on an enforced break from HRT (long story - heavy bleeding/anaemia caused by a large fibroid I am waiting to have attended to). Since stopping (cold turkey) about 7 weeks ago, my original symptoms have come back with a vengeance and my GP has prescribed Clonidine to help with the hot flushes which are getting me down and keeping me awake at night.
I have been taking this for 10 days now and whilst I think it's helped the flushing (it's still there but not as intense/frequent), I think it's affecting my mood and making me feel quite depressed/tearful as well as tired and listless. Maybe it's not the Clonidine causing this but if it is, I think I'll stop taking it because it's not good feeling like this
. I'm 53 and am temporarily (hope!) off HRT after having been on it for 5 years.
Sometimes I think I was better off on the HRT and just putting up with the bleeds... At least I was sleeping through the night and my moods were even. I'm a nightmare to be around right now
Cheers,
Mags x