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clonidine Hcl

Clonidine Hcl
Clonidine-Oral


Clonidine relaxes and expands (dilates) blood vessels. It is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension).

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clonidine Hcl
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Uses
Clonidine relaxes and expands (dilates) blood vessels. It is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension).


Storage
  • Store at room temperature between 59 and 86 degrees F (between 15 and 30 degrees C) away from moisture and sunlight.
  • Do not store in the bathroom.


Overdose
  • Accidental overdose of clonidine is an increasing cause of poisoning in children 3 and under.
  • If overdose is suspected, contact your local poison control center or emergency room immediately.
  • Symptoms of overdose may include slowed heartbeat, weakness, sleepiness, vomiting, and constricted pupils.

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How To Use
  • Take Clonidine Hcl exactly as prescribed.
  • Try to take it at the same time(s) each day.
  • Do not stop taking Clonidine Hcl without consulting your doctor.
  • Some conditions may become worse when Clonidine Hcl is abruptly stopped.
  • Your dose may need to be gradually decreased.
  • Tablets may be taken with food or milk to avoid stomach irritation.
  • It is important to continue taking Clonidine Hcl even if you feel well.
  • Most people with high blood pressure do not feel sick.

Side Effects
  • Dizziness, drowsiness, headache, constipation, loss of appetite, fatigue, nasal congestion and dry eyes may occur the first several days as your body adjusts to the medication.
  • To avoid dizziness and lightheadedness when rising from a seated or lying position, get up slowly.
  • Inform your doctor if you develop: chest pain, difficulty breathing, difficulty urinating, skin rash, swelling of the hands or feet, yellowing of the eyes or skin.
  • If you notice other effects not listed above, contact your doctor or pharmacist.

Precautions
  • Tell your doctor if you have any medical conditions, especially: heart or circulatory problems, depression.
  • Before having surgery, including dental surgery, tell the doctor about your blood pressure medications.
  • Limit intake of alcohol.
  • Clonidine should be used only when clearly needed during pregnancy.
  • Discuss the risks and benefits with your doctor.
  • Clonidine Hcl is excreted into breast milk.
  • Though, to date, no problems been found in nursing infants, consult your doctor before breast-feeding.

Missed Dose
  • If you miss a dose, take as soon as remembered; do not take if it is almost time for the next dose, instead, skip the missed dose and resume your usual dosing schedule.
  • Do not "double-up the dose to catch up.

Drug Interactions
  • Tell your doctor of all prescription and nonprescription drugs you may use, especially of: cough-and-cold products, beta-blockers (e.g., propranolol, timolol), drugs used for depression (e.g., amitriptyline, imipramine).
  • Do not start or stop any medicine without doctor or pharmacist approval.

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User Medicine Opinions for clonidine Hcl
Latest opinions Results: 1-5 of 10
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Overall:4 out of 5
Low adverse Reactions4 out of 5
Healing Power:4 out of 5
No dependency problems:4 out of 5
Cost-Benefit:4 out of 5
Sex: M
Age: 49
Location: 406 hudson dr. utica ms
Time Taken: 3 yrs years

Reason: uncotrol high blood pressure and gluclos level over 200 Date: 28 September 2011
Side Effects
sleepyness and drowsyness

Additional Thoughts
by being at high risk for a heartatack and a stoke,i do belive along with duetact,and exforge.those medicines are keeping me alive.

Overall:4 out of 5
Low adverse Reactions4 out of 5
Healing Power:4 out of 5
No dependency problems:5 out of 5
Cost-Benefit:4 out of 5
Sex: F
Age: 60
Location: missouri
Time Taken: 4 days days

Reason: adverse effects of other medications for hb pressure Date: 1 July 2011
Side Effects
very light dry mouth on first day of use. drowsy after eating and taking pill but nothing serious or alarming.

Additional Thoughts
so far so good with this medication.

Overall:1 out of 5
Low adverse Reactions4 out of 5
Healing Power:4 out of 5
No dependency problems:4 out of 5
Cost-Benefit:4 out of 5
Sex: M
Age: 60
Location: florida
Time Taken: 3 days days

Reason: gumm disease Date: 18 June 2011
Side Effects
panic disorder ,heart valve pain, fatige, and a host of other common,"side effects" , that would bring most people to , a hospital emergency room! I know better. after only three doses 0.1mgr, this is poison!

Additional Thoughts
My option : flush the system with water and neutral grain alchohol, and call the sadist who prescribed this , and tell them off!

Overall:4 out of 5
Low adverse Reactions4 out of 5
Healing Power:5 out of 5
No dependency problems:4 out of 5
Cost-Benefit:5 out of 5
Sex: F
Age: 54
Location: Orlando, FL
Time Taken: 2 mos days

Reason: to help with HBP spikes Date: 2 February 2011
Side Effects
none

Additional Thoughts
only need to take when I have spikes in BP so I don't take it everyday, but have not experienced any side effects and hope I don't.

Overall:4 out of 5
Low adverse Reactions4 out of 5
Healing Power:5 out of 5
No dependency problems:5 out of 5
Cost-Benefit:4 out of 5
Sex: F
Age: 79
Location: Bronson,Michigan
Time Taken: 1 month months

Reason: High Blood Presssure Date: 25 December 2010
Side Effects
itching

Additional Thoughts
easy to take

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