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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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is working good with her
tried and went on
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My son has been on .1 of Clonidine for a year + now and it works great.
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this is helping
This medication can be used for allot of things. it seems to help
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makes me tired, but keeps bp controled.
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8 and 13 year old
Working / Worked
This worked when my son was younger but as he has gotten older it's effectiveness wore off.
On currently and helps emmensly with tics but he is often tired.
Working / Worked
helping with the aggressive behavior
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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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