Clonidine

I appear to be a rare statistic. But then, it makes me question how "rare" 1 out of 100 really is. Or even 1 out of 1000. For those who may not know, I used to take Clonidine, and I had all of these side effects (except not hallucinations that I recall), especially the nightmares...

Side Effects - Clonidine: "Nervousness and agitation, about 3 in 100 patients; mental depression, about 1 in 100; headache, about 1 in 100; insomnia, about 5 in 1000. Vivid dreams or nightmares, other behavioral changes, restlessness, anxiety, visual and auditory hallucinations and delirium have been reported."

I've said it many times, that my emotions simply don't work the same since I stopped taking it. I still sometimes have "clonidine flashbacks," which come with a flood of very vivid memories and the emotions that went with them. It's all so intense, I can't quite manage it. Sometimes it seems that the years since I stopped taking clonidine have all been one long, slow, dull weekend. When I was on that pill, every little thing was Earth-shattering. All of those old emotions still exist, still circulate, attached to the memories of that time. But since then I haven't produced any new feelings of such magnitude. That is probably a good thing... But it has given me a warped perception of significance.