Drug Name

Clonidine

Drug Uses

Clonidine is used for treating high blood pressure. It may be used alone or with other medicines. It may as well as be used for other conditions as determined by your doctor.

How Taken

Take Clonidine as directed by your doctor.

• Take Clonidine by mouth with or without food.
• Take Clonidine on a normal schedule to get the most benefit from it.
• Continue to take Clonidine even incase you feel well. Do not miss any doses.

Ask your health care provider any questions you may possess about how to take Clonidine.

Drug Class as well as Mechanism

Clonidine is an alpha agonist. It works by relaxing blood vessels as well as decreasing heart rate, which lowers blood pressure.

Missed Dose

Incase you miss a dose of Clonidine, take it as soon as likely. Incase it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose as well as go back to your normal dosing schedule. Do not take 2 doses at once.

Storage

Store Clonidine at room temperature, between 68 as well as 77 degrees F (20 as well as 25 degrees C). Store away from heat, moisture, as well as light. Keep Clonidine out of the reach of children as well as away from pets.

Warnings/Precautions

Do not take Clonidine if:

• you are allergic to any ingredient in Clonidine.

Contact your doctor or health care provider fair away incase any of these apply to you.

Important :

• Clonidine may cause drowsiness, dizziness, lightheadedness, or blurred vision. These effects may be worse incase you take it with alcohol or confident medicines. Take Clonidine with caution. Do not drive or perform other possibly unsafe tasks until you know how you react to it.
• Clonidine may cause dizziness, lightheadedness, or fainting; alcohol, hot weather, exercise, or fever may increase these effects. To halt them, sit up or stand slowly, especially in the morning. Sit or lie down at the earliest sign of any of these effects.
• Talk to your doctor before using alcohol or medicines that may cause drowsiness (e.g., sleep aids, muscle relaxers) while you are using Clonidine; it may add to their effects. Ask your pharmacist incase you possess questions about which medicines may cause drowsiness.
• Tell your doctor or dentist that you take Clonidine before you receive any health examination or dental care, emergency care, or surgery.
• Patients who take medicine for high blood pressure often feel exhausted or run down for a few weeks after starting treatment. Be sure to take your medicine even incase you may not feel common. Tell your doctor incase you develop any recent symptoms.
• Incase you possess high blood pressure, do not take nonprescription products that contain stimulants. These products may include diet pills or chilly medicines. Contact your doctor incase you possess any questions or concerns.
• Incase you experience moistureless mouth, take sugarless candy or gum, or melt bits of ice in your mouth to help keep your mouth moist.
• Do not suddenly halt using Clonidine without talking to your doctor. Nervousness, agitation, confusion, tremor, as well as headache may occur. These may be followed by a rapid, very bad rise in blood pressure. You may be at greater risk incase you take high doses or incase you as well as take a beta-blocker (e.g., propranolol). Incase you need to halt using Clonidine, follow your doctor's instructions for slowly decreasing your dose.
• Lab tests, including blood pressure, may be performed while you take Clonidine. These tests may be used to monitor your condition or check for side effects. Be sure to keep all doctor as well as lab appointments.
• Take Clonidine with caution in the elderly; they may be more sensitive to its effects, especially dizziness.
• Clonidine should be used with extreme caution in children younger than 12 years old; safety as well as effectiveness in these children possess not been confirmed.
• Take Clonidine with extreme caution in children unable to take oral medicines due to vomiting; they may possess a higher risk of developing withdrawal symptoms, including very bad high blood pressure.
• Pregnancy as well as breast-feeding: Incase you become pregnant, contact your doctor. You will need to discuss the benefits as well as risks of using Clonidine while you are pregnant. Clonidine is found in breast milk. Incase you are or will be breast-feeding while you take Clonidine, check with your doctor. Discuss any likely risks to your baby.

Likely Side Effects

Check with your doctor incase any of these most ordinary side effects persist or become bothersome:

• constipation; dizziness; drowsiness; moistureless mouth; nausea; tiredness; vomiting.

Seek health examination attention fair away incase any of these very bad side effects occur:

• very bad allergic reactions (rash; hives; itching; difficulty breathing; tightness in the chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue); chest pain; decreased sexual desire or ability; fainting; quick, unhurried, or irregular heartbeat; hallucinations; mental or mood changes; very bad or persistent headache or dizziness; swelling of the hands, ankles, or feet.

More Information

Clonidine is to be used only by the patient for whom it is prescribed. Do not share it with other people.
If your symptoms do not improve or incase they become worse, check with your doctor.