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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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works great for sleeping at night
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We used Clonidine to get my son to get to sleep. Because of the ADHD, his mind would go & go and he couldn't get to sleep. He is now on Baclofen, a muscle relaxer, for spasticity, due to the CP. It helps him sleep, so we discontinued the Clonidine.
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these are working alright for the most part...
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takes it for sleep
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great as a night time med if there is problem sleeping
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its helping him sleep.
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works good
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for my son
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Helping the oldest sleep at night but he is talking in his sleep and is sleep walking and talking.
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Patches Transdermal 0.224 two patches each time I shower. This helps with stomach trouble and drug trouble. Also taking Dicyclomine for stomach spasms due to botched operation.
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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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