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(also known as Catapres, Catapres-TTS)

Clonidine belongs to the general class of medicines called antihypertensives. It is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension).

High blood pressure adds to the work load of the heart and arteries. If it continues for a long time, the heart and arteries may not function properly. This can damage the blood... continue

Treatment Success Rate

Top 5 Communities
Condition Members Success
ADHD / ADD
232
78%
Tourette Syndrome & Tic...
125
59%
High Blood Pressure
46
91%
Bipolar Disorder
15
80%
Autism / Autism Spectrum
8
100%
Overall, 76% (484 Members) find Clonidine helpful
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Clonidine Reviews

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helps with the lamactil and calming him down
Working but makes 'em sleepy
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It is to help me sleep since Ive been having trouble sleeping since I was raped.
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My son takes this to calm down to sleep with.
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This does not work well. He still up for days at a time.
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on for sleep
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It works but you need to take it every 4 hours. It also makes you sleepy if you are not use to it
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he takes it to sleep
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For the last 6 weeks He's been taking a dose at betime and it's helping him sleep. He just started taking a 1/4 dose in the am to keep him calm and so far so good but it's only been 2 days.
Working / Worked
It helps with the hot flashes
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Discussions

  1. Advice: Catapres patch causes skin rash
    My 6 year old has been on a Clonidine (Catapres) transdermal patch for the past 3 months. The patch seems to itch really bad and causes his skin to b... [More]
  2. Discussion: CATAPRES
    we started on clonidine and it was making him sleepy in the middle of the day because of split dosing so onto the patch which lets him sleep but no lo... [More]
  3. Discussion: CATAPRES
    Does anyone have their child on Catapres. My son has been on it for three days now, to calm him down at night and go to sleep. It's been great, he's a... [More]
  4. Discussion: CATAPRES
    Does anyone have their child on Catapres. My son has been on it for three days now, to calm him down at night and go to sleep. It's been great, he's a... [More]
  5. Discussion: clonidine
    I take clonidine for hot flashes and it does wonders for me! It's a blood pressure pill really. And thats the generic name for it, the brand name is ... [More]

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