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 | 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 | 2 | menopausal - hot flashes | I was on only a 0.1 mg tablet daily for about 3 months. Now I am taking a 0.2 mg tablet daily and still find no relief of hot flashes. I understand this is a very low dose but am apprehensive about taking the patch or a higher dose. Doctor cautions about possible dizziness with increased doses. | Flashes are so bad, I am willing to give this a shot for a longer time period. So far, I am having no side effects positive or negative. | F | 56 | 4 months | 2/26/2005 | 1 | Hypertension | Lethargy, foggy brain, unable to focus, palpitations, extremely dry mouth, nosebleeds, loss of appetite, low pulse/bradycardia (<50 bpm), headache, tremors. | I have resistant hypertension and it also fluctuates a great deal. So in the morning I can be 120/80, at lunch be 173/108 and by bedtime 114/79. My doc has me on 3 different meds, metoprolol (beta blocker), trandolopril (ACE inhibitor) and then D/C'd Cardura and replaced it with Clonidine. I only took this devil of a medication for 5 days and spent a lot of time researching the side effects during those 5 days. I would NEVER recommend Clonidine to anyone. The side effects started on day 1 within 45 minutes of taking the medication. My mouth was dry I was drinking 2 gallons of water every day and still was thirsty, and of course because my mouth was so dry, food had no taste to me what-so-ever. I was lethargic and felt like I could fall asleep at any given time during the day which is NOT a good thing when you work. I was unable to focus on anything and forgot my computer passwords and was even on the phone several times and forgot who I was talking to and why I was talking to them. By day 4 I started having palpitations and my blood pressure was still elevated but my pulse was really low, borderline bradycardia. I had a headache from day one and also had some tremors. I stopped taking it and contacted my physician to let him know why. There was no way I could function day to day feeling like that. | F | 56 | 5 days .02 MG 2X day | 5/28/2015 | 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 | 1 | hot flushes and high blood pressure | Severe headache on waking, severe loss of vision for several hours, nausea, and dizziness this happened 2 times within 1 week . resulting in hospital treatment. constant tiredness | i think this medication is very dangerous and should not be given to anyone | F | 55 | 20 days | 6/23/2007 | 1 | Hypertension from kidney disease | Severe constipation,severe dryness everywhere hallucinations,depression, paranoia,anxiety,lethargy. | DO NOT take this drug!!! I hallucinated at least 4 times. This morning I suffered from depression and an emotional breakdown,followed by anxiety. Never had this problem in my life! I have also had severe constipation. Doctor took me off of it today. If you have Hallucinations you need to tell your DR. right away as this is a SEVERE side effect. I was taking .1mg then .2mg back to.1mg. | M | 55 | 2 weeks | 7/7/2009 | 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 | 1 | High Blood pressure | There are many side effects. The worst ones are severe Headaches when I wake,The Drug is not predictable,lack of energy.It slows your Heart rate too much! It seems to cause some depression. | Don't ever take this Medication unless it's an Emergency. After 9 months on this Drug, I'm up to 0.3 Mg.x 4 times a Day, and it isn't working very well. I'm now mixing small amounts of viagra to lower my BP when it gets too High.I'm becoming more and more immune to this drug and have no idea of a BP Drug to help it work, or replace it over time. I thought I had found a great Drug for High Blood Pressure because it worked so good at first. The Drug is more addictive than Valium, and should not be on the market for anything. This is a living nightmare! ANY IDEAS??? DATE POSTED 10/20/06 | M | 53 | 9 months | 10/20/2006 | 4 | high blood pressure | lowers bp for 16 hrs | F | 52 | 7 days | 2/10/2005 | 3 | high blood pressure | F | 52 | 5 days | 2/4/2005 | 2 | Menopause - hot flushes | Extreme fatigue. | I stopped taking catapres as it did not relieve the hot flushes and the extreme fatigue was too debilitating | F | 52 | 1 months | 3/30/2004 | 2 | Menopause - hot flushes | Extreme fatigue. | I stopped taking catapres as it did not relieve the hot flushes and the extreme fatigue was too debilitating | F | 52 | 1 months | 3/30/2004 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Extreme fatigue, immediate and severe contipation, paranoia, nightmares | This drug made me feel so bad, it was not worth living. I could not function properly. I was so physically tired and could not think straight. The worst was the last day when I became paranoid. That night I kept my husband awake, as I had numerous nightmares. I can't believe it is on the market. Unbelievable that I just read this drug is being prescribed for hyperactive children. Is the medical community crazy? | F | 52 | 7 days | 5/3/2007 | 4 | Anxiety | M | 51 | 3 years .1mg 1X day | 1/1/2023 | 2 | menopausal flushing | dry eyes, dry mouth,dry stuffy nose, constipation. | I have been on this drug for seven years. It worked initially for two years but now I want to come off the drug because of dry skin and a severely dry mouth..Straight away my blood pressure shot up even though i have been weaning myself off of them.I have been feeling truly awful but determined to stop taking them. | F | 51 | 7 years | 2/2/2010 | 1 | blood pressure | I get hives in the back of my throat with nagging cough within 10 minutes of taking a catapres pill. Then fatigue hits so overwhelming it can be difficult to focus. I gained weight on this medicine. There are several classes of blood pressure medicines I cannot take. Hytrin sent me to the emergency room looking like Garfield the cat. That was scary. The emergency room doctor lowered my blood pressure with catapres. Then my family doctor kept writing scrips for the medicine even though it never adequately controlled my blood pressure. Just before it is time to take a does of catapres, my blood pressure spikes. My doctor took me off of the catapres and put me on benicor which put me in the emergency room. The doctor said NEVER ABRUPTLY STOP TAKING CATAPRES. Your pressure will rebound spike. It is a withdrawal symptom. I decided to go to a heart doctor who is weaning me off of catapress instead of relying on my family doctor to lower my blood pressure. | Why are they selling a blood pressure pill that actually raises your blood pressure just before it is time to take your next pill? | F | 51 | 5 months | 7/27/2006 | 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 | 2 | menopausal hot flushes | dry mouth, depression, fatigue | will not continue taking, fatigue and depression too great, no improvement in flushes | F | 50 | 3 days | 2/2/2008 | 1 | hypertension | terrible lethergy, weakness | I haev been taking this for 10 years along with Cardura for hypertension. As I have gotten older, the side effects have gotten worse. I'm suppose to take this 2xday, but I cannot take the first dose until about 2pm because of the sedation side effects. It is now about ruining my life, and I'm a very active person and tennis player. Trying to get off it is hell, as you cannot just stop it due to rebound hypertension. I now wish I had never started on this medication and I'm working with my MD to get the hell off it. I can't imagine anyone being able to take this med at greater than .1 mg. per day due to the side effects, unless all they do is sleep all day. Just terrible. | F | 50 | 10 years | 7/16/2007 | 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 |