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Opioids Beta Blockers helpful with opioid withdrawal?

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I have Loperamide for the sort of "main" physical symptoms and Gabapentin or the anxiety and sleep issues.
But my heart rate and blood pressure are too high (not emergency-room high, but high enough I can like take my heart rate without touching a pulse and I can FEEL the beats)...so would beta blockers help? Since they slow your heart and lower your blood pressure?
 
Clonidine is what you need, lowers your BP, cures restless legs syndrome, helps with sleep anxiety and the mental part of WD, look it up on psychonaut a lot of clinical studies on it being promoted for fighting opiate addiction/alcoholism.
 
You'd need something more effective than beta blockers. There's a selection of helpful items in this excellent opioid recovery guide, I'll share the specific anti-adrenaline section below:

These following items have similar qualities to drugs like clonidine, guanfacine and tizanidine (alpha-2 adrenergic agonists). These items can be used in any desired combination:
Alpha-2 adrenergic agonists are able to produce sedation, analgesia, euphoric effects and partially block acute withdrawal symptoms in chronic opioid users.

Adding an α2-adrenergic to a sedation regimen reduces opioid requirement by 50–75% and benzodiazepine requirement by upwards of 80%. (source)

I have Loperamide for the sort of "main" physical symptoms and Gabapentin or the anxiety and sleep issues.
I wrote this recovery guide as a practical way to prevent opioid withdrawals, repair any damage and prevent relapse. It will be more effective for full recovery compared to just relying on Loperamide and Gabapentin
 
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prefaced by admition of not being a licensed physician that cannot spell or see i would def have to say hell yeah and specially that clonidine as mentioned. never had to use it for wds but do know how most react to the substane and can see where it shouldnt be shrugged off.
 
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