"nothing helps with insomnia like clonidine for me. i have bipolar type 2 and since we have a history of drug abuse in my family i don&#039;t want to use bensodiazepines. it really helps me to get to sleep when my mind is racing. only drawback is that my mouth gets very dry when i use higher dosages. so make sure you brush your teeth! dry mouth can be detrimental for your oral health. 



also sometimes i wake up early when the dose wears off too soon, but adding a small dose of sedating antihistamine helps with that. 



i use dosages of 0,075 mgs which is half a pill, and don&#039;t have any daytime sedation the day after."