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 |
| 1 | High pulse | Discontinuation syndrome/ withdrawal | Developed high blood pressure since being on this. Doesnt even help with my fast heart rate anymore. I have to take it to avoid withdrawing from it and having a stroke. Last time i tried weaning i was in the hospital with A-FIB and sinus tachycardia. I think I will forever be STUCK in this drug. Stay away from it unless you want to be in ICU. This is by far THE hardest pill to come off of and I really don't think it's possible without killing you. If you just started taking it, talk to your doc about stopping before its too late. How is there not a class action lawsuit for this drug?? | F | 31 | 4 years 2.4 mgs | 10/8/2015 | 1 | hypertension | To say I'm not on, taking any prescribe RX for my htn; then it just seems I shouldn't had experience slurred speech! I'm not on anybody prescribe medication period, besides this one! Why such extreme side effects as slurred speech? | F | 48 | 2 days 0.1MG | 5/22/2013 | 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 | 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 | 1 | high blood pressure | extreme constipation and immediate/extreme weight gain-difficulty getting off this medication due to high blood pressure spiking-I wish there was a cure for this drug. | Severe and extreme side effects this is not the end all cure all medication. It never should have been approved by the FDA. | F | 31 | 4 years | 7/15/2007 | 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 | 1 | High Blood Pressure | Insomnia, listlessness, eventual paranoia, loss of appetite, daily headaches. | This might have been alright taken alone, but I was also taking Coreg and Spironolactone. The Clonidine was the only thing that actually did lower my blood pressure, but it was fighting the other 2 meds. My body was storing the Clonidine in my organs (couldn't pass it through because of the Spiro). When I quit taking the Spiro, the Clonodine started to come out, and of course I was in overdose mode. I might as well have been taking illegal drugs or something. Yes, it is a full-blown withdrawal. Be mindful of what you are taking with this drug! | F | 60 | 4 weeks | 8/2/2008 | 1 | high blood pressure | We each sound like we are putting our last entries into a nightmare journal, and we have. First, the side effects are serious dry mouth, severe constipation, weight gain, muscle aches and incredible lethargy. I finally realized that this medication is also responsible for my severe hair loss, hair dryness, and hair thinning. Finally, the withdrawal symtoms are worser than any withdrawal sypmtoms that I can imagine. I spent a night in the hospital due to rebound high blood pressure, headaches, insomnia, and terrible anxiety (due to trying to get off this medication). Yes, you do have nightmares . There are other combinations of high blood pressure medications that you can get on, but this is not one of them. | I started taking it about 4 years ago. I wished my primary doctor(at the time) would have never put me on it. I have been to several doctors and nephrologists to help me get off of it. I also have finally found a good nephrologist that feels the same as I do about it. Currently, I am down from taking 6mg a day to about 1 or 2mg a day. I know that one day I will be completely off of this drug. It really does take time (weeks/months) to get off of it, and I'm still trying to. | F | 31 | 4 years | 12/23/2007 | 1 | Hypertension | severe leg and joint pain, major fatigue and sleepiness, eye infection for 3 months and is still hanging on, anxiety attacks, numbness in hands and feet, slight depression, palpitations or tachycardia,insomnia,constipation, vision problems | I wish I had never been put on this medicine and my doctor doesn't believe that this medicine is causing all these things and does not want to change it. | F | 71 | 7 months | 12/26/2007 | 1 | Hypertension associated with PKD | EXTREME fatigue, slurred speech, literally could not keep eyes open. Mouth was so dry, almost threw up from drinking so much water to quench thirst. | DO NOT TAKE THIS MED! After the first dose, I slept for an entire day, only waking long enough to guzzle tons of water to quench my insatiable thirst and dry mouth. Couldn't walk right, couldn't even talk. It makes you feel like you are drugged, and not in a good way! | F | 28 | 1 days 10mg 2X day | 12/13/2010 | 1 | High BP | I LOVED the idea of a once a week patch! Less to remember, steady dosage of drug. And it worked great for the first two years! But now I have developed severe itching and pustules at site of patch. I have to keep switching the site of the patch. I took a break of several months from the patch, then returned to it two months ago. Now, in addition to the pustules and itchiness under the patch, I have also developed itchy scalp and unbearable itching on my earlobes, esp. the left one (I wear the patch on my left arm). I am off it, permanently. I will not use it again. | I have read that switching to Clonidine pills after developing an allergy to the patch could trigger a whole body allergic reaction. | F | 59 | 3 years | 7/5/2006 | 1 | hypertension | Extremely dry mouth. My mouth and tongue feel like sandpaper since 1 hour after taking first pill without stopping. Terrible sour taste in mouth, food doesn't taste the same, beverages don't taste right - not even water. Feel like I'm in a fog all the time, can't concentrate. Don't sleep well - keep waking up with bad dreams. | I've taken Adderall at work for ADD for 15 years. This medication totally cancels the effect of the Adderall! Might as well not even take Adderall - I just sit and stare at the computer, forgetting what I meant to do! I'm telling my doc this week this has got to stop - I can't function like this! Besides it has NO EFFECT on my blood pressure! | F | 66 | 14 days 0.1 mg 2X day | 6/8/2013 | 1 | pain | depression and constant fatigue, drowsiness, frequent urination | F | 69 | 2 weeks | 1/11/2005 | 1 | high blood pressure | depression, anxiety, vivid dreams that lasted a few seconds after waking and nightmares, shakiness | There are better medications available without such serious, potential side effects. | F | 34 | 15 days | 11/26/2004 | 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 | 1 | Hypertension | Horrific side effects. Zombie like with weakness and tiredness. Heart pounding with any exertion. Sleepless nights with leg pain and burning. Chest and stomach discomfort. Bowel issues and total anxiety. I seriously feel that every night is my last one on this drug. I just keep laying down all the time to get the pressure down with the horrific spikes in my bp. The patch almost killed me so back on the pills again. | Going to try to wean off and replace with something different. My anxiety is through the roof! | F | 79 | 10 years 0.2 mg | 10/28/2019 | 5 | 1X day | 2/1/2013 |