Hi, firegirl:

How large is the Catapress patch? I guess it depends on the dosage of clonidine contained in the patch. It is the same thing with the fentanyl patches. Feel free to let me know if I am wrong.

If the Catapress patches I buy come with the clear cover you mentioned, I will use them. Maybe the cardiologist will not prescribe clonidine patches, but clonidine pills, because it would then be easier for him to titrate the dosage. Maybe he will not prescribe clonidine or anything at all for the feeling of icy cold running through my veins and arteries and for the feeling of insects crawling through my veins and arteries in the center of my body (I think this is near the area of the sternum). In this case, I will have two options:

1) Order the clonidine (patches or pills) on the Internet (but I am afraid the French Polynesian customs will seize them or that the web site, wherever it is, will not be willing to send them to French Polynesia, where I am right now)

2) Since I cannot stand anymore the two feelings described above (icy cold and insects), *admin edit*

Anyway, if my cardiologist does not prescribe anything for me to help with the feelings of icy cold and insects described above, I will cry and cry so much I could fill a swimming pool with all my tears and drown myself in it. I have a bad feeling for tomorrow's appointment with my cardiologist. Something is not going to go right with this appointment.

Quote: "It is supposed to kind of just chill out your nervous system when it is going crazy... I guess kinda like RSD hhmmmm????" Do you have any links to documents that prove clonidine does help for RSD? I could show these documents to my cardiologist tomorrow morning.

Does anyone have any advice on how I should handle this appointment and convince the cardiologist to prescribe the clonidine (patches or pills) for me?

Thanks for your information and kind words. Right now, I am just going to cry because I am sick and tired of living like that, with these feelings of icy cold and insects. I know there are people in worse situations than mine, but knowing this does not help me.