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Hi thanks for the response. Unfortunately I've tried various SSRI meds in the past and all of them have left me with even worse insomnia. I didn't sleep at all for 72 hours on sertraline! I've not really heard of that happening to others though so I have no idea why they cause that for me. I might look into them again though as my symptoms have changed. I've been on zopiclone recently and that has allowed me to sleep but I still have the surge but it seems less intense or the med just makes me sleep through it. Also, that's obviously not a long-term solution here. My surges are objectively worse at night but symptoms are still sometimes bad during the day especially after eating, I find. Also around my period is terrible. Maybe Clonidine is not the wonder drug I was hoping for? I'm just disappointed to have been put on a medication that is likely to cause weight gain which seems such a trivial concern but with everything else falling apart in my life, I don't want to be overweight too.

I've been having a terrible time the last few months with really bad adrenaline surges at night. Often during the day too but it's 100x worse at night. I'm surviving on 0-3 hours sleep. The sleeping tablets I was taking and were just about keeping me sane have stopped working so I'm in a really bad place. I've literally tried every natural method to control these surges but I can't seem to get a handle on them so I'm exploring medication options. I've been diagnosed with CFS/ME but I've had many symptoms of POTS for years (it's just never been explored due to unhelpful doctors to be honest) and I'm beginning to feel it could be hyper-pots due to the symptoms I'm experiencing. I've read that clonadine can help a lot but I've just spoken to my GP who will not prescribe it for the reasons I am asking for it which I can understand but it's really frustrating. I've been prescribed a beta-blocker which I'm hoping might help. Has anyone got any experience with this? How do you treat it and is it possible to get a clonadine prescription in the UK? 0 Comments