CATAPRES Reviews (CLONIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 2.2 (77 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare CATAPRES with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR CATAPRES | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | REM sleep behavior disorder | sleepy, but thats why i take it. take it about 30 min to hour before i want to be asleep. | this drug is saving my life! i havent slept more that 3 hours at a time in 3 years. and when i do sleep i have very vivid dreams/nightmares that i act out so i end up waking up punching kicking and yelling. from the very first night ive been sleeping a solid 6 to 8 hours without all the craziness! so glad i found a sleep specialist who knew what the hell she was doing. ive been suffering from this for over 30 years! rx: clonazepam and a good trauma therapist(not as easy to come by) | F | 50 | 6 months .5 mg 1X day | 12/13/2019 | 5 | sleep/anxiety | Drowsiness.., dry mouth. | F | 32 | 5 weeks .03 | 4/23/2015 | 5 | PTSD nightmares | This had been a life altering God send. I've suffered from scream out loud nightmares for years. Brought neighbors to my door with my screams. Since being on Catapres I have no nightmares. I sleep without fear. | F | 56 | 1 days .1mg | 4/4/2015 | 5 | 1X day | 2/1/2013 | 5 | hypertention head aches | no side effect s very good for hypertention. And anxity | M | 1 days | 1/31/2012 | 5 | Tourettes | Tiredness | I love this med. After twenty years of facial twitches (etc) this is the ONLY med. that ever helped. Tourette's symptoms are about 95% gone! More people with Tourette's should try this med. The side effects are nothing compared to the anti-psychcotics you usually have prescribed for this. Helped me quit smoking to, in fact I quit with no effort due to this med. | F | 32 | 2 years 0.2 2X day | 5/7/2010 | 5 | Blood Pressure Surges/High BP | I first took clonidine/catapres for uncontrolled blood pressure surges, and it worked fantastically, very fast control. They also used it on me in the ER. Extreme tiredness is a side effect---this caused me to take 1/4 to 1/2 tab of .1mg on a regular basis, and it still works perfectly. BUT, YOU MUST NOT CONSUME ANY ALCOHOL WITH CLONIDINE. Alcohol, even one drink, reverses the effect of clonidine. Moderate alcohol (a few glasses of wine for several days) will completely stop clonidine from working for 24 hours--you will need ER and a different drug to bring down BP. Once I realized this, I found many research papers on the alcohol effect in animals. I now have no side effects from clonidine, because I quit drinking. | YOU MUST NOT CONSUME ANY ALCOHOL WITH CLONIDINE. If you need to drink, find a different medication. The "Avoid Alcohol" warning is a joke--you can't drink at all without diminishing the effectiveness of this drug. | F | 49 | 3 months | 6/5/2006 | 4 | Anxiety | M | 51 | 3 years .1mg 1X day | 1/1/2023 | 4 | hypertension | Rebound with missed dose | M | 68 | 2 years .2 mg 4X day | 4/24/2022 | 4 | stress | Stopped taking cold turkey. Started having stabbing pain in bback of my left eye. | F | 59 | 1 years 3mg x2day | 11/19/2014 | 4 | My 7 yr old son takes it for | So far I havent noticed any side effects he takes the tablet before bed. The doctor said to try half a tablet in the morning and half at night but that turned him into a zombie and he fell asleep at school! I then decided he could stick to one at night only. | Catapres has definatley helped my son with the tics he was experiencing and his concentration at school is now amazing! Every 2-3 months he experiences bad stomach cramps that are unexplained - they are bad for about 1 hour and then disappear. I sometimes wonder if this is a possible side effect of the drug but nothing I read about it says anything about stomach pain???? | F | 7 | 18 months 100 mcg 1X day | 1/8/2011 | 4 | Hypertension | Dry mouth, Vivid dreams, slight fatigue | Have been taking medication for a week now. I am hoping the side effects will diminish after a longer time on medication. I have vivid dreams. I woke up hitting my husband with the pillow last night. I have never done anything like that in my life. I dream about doing violent things. I don't feel ragey in a waking state. I am depressed, but that occurred before this medication. My anxiety level is better, but I feel disconnected from the world at times. This does lower bp. I take .1 before bedtime. | M | 36 | 7 days | 9/22/2009 | 4 | High Blood Pressure | Light dizziness. With the patch severe itching after a year and had to discontinue and use the tablets. | I was put on the 1 mg patch at first, then moved to the 2mg patch shortly thereafter which I tolerated for a year and 2 months. I say tolerated because it was hell living with the itching but the benefits were worth it to me. I felt 100% better until one evening I had to go to the ER room because my BP had gone up suddenly (210/110). I was put on the 3mg patch then and only tolerated it for 4 days. I had to get off the patch because I just couldn't tolerate the itching any more. I am now on tablets and so far (1 week) I've had only minor side effects (light dizzeness, etc.). Overall this drug has worked for me in keeping my BP lowered. | M | 63 | 1 years | 8/7/2006 | 4 | Orthostatic intolerance & tourettes | Weight gain. | I've used the patch for several years with no skin problems. I take this to raise my blood pressure, not lower it, and it works great for that. It seems to help ticks some but not great. I am searching for causes of insomnia which brought me to this site. They say the % is low. | F | 42 | 5 years | 5/24/2006 | 4 | blood pressure | when taking a patch, the adhesive caused skin irritation. the drug works adequately. I have to make sure I take doses on time, as it clears the system quickly. | It keeps my menopausal hot flashes at a minimum. | F | 54 | 3 years | 2/20/2005 | 4 | high blood pressure | lowers bp for 16 hrs | F | 52 | 7 days | 2/10/2005 | 3 | Hypertensive bursts | Depression, Anxiety, Hair thinning, Exhaustion and leg pain | The first few months the medication worked great in lowering my BP. However... the past few months I am experiencing spikes a couple times a day and THANK GOD I found this blog because I was starting to feel crazy, like something was wrong with me. I have had a very hard time with depression, anxiety and severe exhaustion. I am so glad I found this site and can see that its not just me. | F | 5 months .5 2X day | 4/10/2012 | 3 | Migraine Preventitive | now im starting to get the side effects, hair thinning (getting scary) extreme fatigue, at times my legs feel so weak and sore that i feel like they are going to give way while im holding the carry basket at the supermarket, arms are weak, weight gain, seem to have no emotions, no sex drive, | Im disapointed and now a little scared, i have now been taking this for 6 months, hope its not as hard to get off as you all say.. | F | 33 | 6 months 0.1mg 2X day | 1/31/2012 Patient History | 3 | Hypertension | Drowsy. Dizzy. Confusion. Lethargic. Very slow heart rate. Nausea. No appetite. No desire to drink which contributed to dehydration. Hospitalized with heart and kidney failure. | I have severe hypertension without medication to levels over 200/150, so this drug was combined with three other anti-hypertensive drugs and a diuretic. [Verapamil, Bystolic,Amlodipine, Triam/HCTZ]. I took Catapres on a as needed basis when my BP was severely high. It took about 24 hours for my BP to get to a normal level, but shortly got dangerously low. Twice I was hospitalized when it got really bad and the last time almost killed me. | F | 45 | 3 months .10 1X AN | 1/1/2012 | 3 | HOT FLASHES | I HAVEN'T TAKEN THE DRUG YET AND WANTED TO READ ABOUT THE SIDE EFFECTS ON THIS SITE. | F | 55 | 0 days 1X day | 11/4/2010 |
CATAPRES (CLONIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE): This medication is used alone or with other medications to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems. Clonidine belongs to a class of drugs (central alpha agonists) that act in the brain to lower blood pressure. It works by relaxing blood vessels so blood can flow more easily. (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)