APRACLONIDINE vs CLONIDINE

I had SLT (selective laser trabeculoplasty) for NTG (normal-tension glaucoma) today, and I thought I'd share my experience since a lot of people seem to be nervous about this procedure. Although I did experience some discomfort, it was mild and tolerable. I arrived at 9:30 AM and spent about two hou

What are folks’ experiences with Cephaly? I am quite hesitant to do Botox again, despite helping with my migraines, as my ptosis has not responded at all to apraclonidine. Being effectively blind in one eye is affecting my ability to work and function. I have run through almost all if not all of th

Everyone who uses Upneeq for ptosis/blepharoptosis, or drooping eyelids, complains about its high cost. I am told that generic apraclonidine eye drops, which are officially approved for glaucoma or post-surgery eye pressure, also stimulate the contraction of the eyelid muscle and can raise it for ab

Hi there! Hoping for some help in making a decision regarding my infant daughter who has been diagnosed with anisocoria. It was noticed by her pediatrician during her six month vaccines, and we were referred to a pediatric ophthalmologist. The doc confirmed the pupil sizes are different; the right o

This post is long, but I was trying to be as detailed as possible. I posted over in eyetriage, but thought it might be a good idea to post over here too since there are more medical professionals. I'm a 36-year-old male that recently started experiencing a drooping left eyelid, a smaller pupil in my

Female 21. Sertraline/zoloft 150mg. How reliable is testing for Horner’s syndrome with apraclonidine drops while you are on sertraline/zoloft? I got tested for it by a neuro-ophthalmologist and he didn’t mention anything about the medicine I’m on affecting the results. But an ophthalmologist I saw p

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Below is a summary of my daughter’s past ten days. Our doctors are stumped. Any ideas or suggestions are greatly appreciated. Summary of Past 10 Days – 14-Year-Old Girl Baseline • Previously healthy, no major medical or psychiatric history reported, no drug use, no family history of mental illness,

My father (79 male) has stopped caring for himself. He has ocd, bpd, type 2 diabetes and struggles with depression and pretty severe anxiety. I'm not sure of his dosages, but he is prescribed welbutrin, metformin, valium, and clonidine periodically steals and abuses my brother's aderall and abuses a

19FtM, 5’4, 241lbs, white, USA, 200mg Geodon, 60mg Cymbalta, 0.2mg clonidine, 1200mg gabapentin, 15mg mirtazipine, 300mg lithium, daily testosterone topical gel, Kyleena IUD, 1000mg of Diamox. So I have chronic insomnia. I’m on the mirtazipine and the clonidine for it. For some reason, I became comp

32yr old female. 140lbs, 5’1”. History of anxiety and depression. I was inpatient in 2015 for suicide attempt. I stopped taking my meds when I found out I was pregnant in 2016. It’s weird, around 6/7th month of pregnancy I felt better and after birth I didn’t need meds. I felt better. I had a marita

One of my patient's is using clonidine to help with methadone withdrawal, didn't know that. I want to try and make this a weekly/semi-weekly thing to increase interest in this subreddit. Any thoughts?

Working in poison control, children getting into clonidine is not uncommon. It's sometimes around grandma's house or an older sibling has a Rx for ADHD. Usually the kid is drowsy for several hours or some bradycardia develops, but I've fortunately not had to deal with too many cases requiring intuba