Clonidine for High Blood Pressure User Reviews (Page 3)

• Female...
• June 12, 2009

"I took this medicine for one week. It caused extremely blurry vision, tired all the time, jittery feeling and extremely dry mouth problem. Called my doctor and was taken off the medicine immediately. The only good thing I have to say is that it did lower my blood pressure."

• Annie
• March 21, 2010

"I've taken this medicine since January 2010. It controls one part of my blood pressure but not the lower number. When taken with Cozaar both are under control. However, recently I have been having problems with dizziness and confusion. One day I forgot to take my medicines, left my pill box at home and found I had NO confusion that day or dizziness. My concern is that I am developing a tolerance to these medicines which has happened in the past for me. It is good for controlling blood pressure but these new side effects are scarring me."

• Shell...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 17, 2016

"I've been taking clonidine for over a month for anxiety but the psychiatrist said it can help my hypertension as well. so I went ahead and tried it and after a few days of taking a small quarter half of the 0.1 mg I was able to go to half which I am very proud of cause I have severe anxiety when it comes to taking meds! anyway I had3blood pressure scares in a 2 month time that lead me to my P.c.& 5 Hbp meds later (2 in which had me in the ER for allergic reaction) it is safe to say that this medication has been a huge blessing to me for anxiety & Hyp. My #'s for bp is still higher than I'd like but has went down several points in 2-4wks. I am fairly OK with this one! A Lil drowsiness&dizziness but I can get used to that!GIVE IT A TRY!"

• Lambc...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• March 25, 2023

"I have been taking this awful stuff for about 5 years. It was the only drug that brought my bp down but the side effects continue to make my life hell. I’m tired all day. I take .3mg three times a day and about an hour after each dose, I can’t function. I get high, extremely tired, and have to lie down. It can ruin your day. I’m constantly constipated to the point of sometimes having one bowel movement a week! I have PAD and this stuff makes my legs ache making it difficult to walk. My doctor won’t budge on changing it. I’m ready to go through withdrawals and live my life again even if it’s shorter. It’s that nasty."

• Anonymous
• October 19, 2008

"Clonidine along with Diovan brought my blood pressure under control. The side effects that are so annoying for me are extreme dry mouth and constipation. So, I chew gum, gargle and brush my teeth with a product for dry mouth, and I am using Mag 07 for the constipation. I dislike the side effects but I am so glad my blood pressure is under control."

• Floq
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 28, 2016

"Been taking it on and off because I have high blood pressure. However I am a college student and I suffered from severe drowsiness during the day. I was precsribed 0.1 mg at night. I slept well but during class I was so sleepy I found it difficult to stay alert. I stopped taking it and currently I am on break from school. I restarted the clonidine and I was hoping I would get used to it but I still feel drowsy during the day. On the other hand my blood pressure has still been high its been 4 weeks and I am taking it religiously. I plan to discuss this to my doctor on my next office visit. I am afraid that she is going to increase my dose. I can only imagine how much more drowsiness I am going to feel on a higher dose :("

• Quando
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 2, 2023

"I have been on Nadolol for 30 years, Lisinopril for 10 years, and Losartan for 5 years. In March of this year, I was taking up to 6 Nadolol tablets a day. However, I had to stop taking Lisinopril due to kidney function issues caused by potassium, which actually raised my blood pressure. So I started a plant-based diet to improve the health of my kidneys, liver, and pancreas and I also lost 45lbs. My doctor had previously prescribed Clonidine for the withdrawal off of opiates 3 years ago, which worked well for me. So I told my doctor that I started using the remaining Clonidine, taking .001mg every 12 hours, and stopped taking Nadolol. I have been taking Clonidine daily for 4 months now and it has kept my blood pressure average at 115/65 all day, even during physical activities like landscaping. It has also helped with my ADHD, GAD, OCD, and arthritis."

• nrvsldy
• January 25, 2016

"Used Clonidine Transdermal for 3 months, brought BP of 169/114 down to average of 135/90. Had swelling of face, redness/swelling/itching of eyes and blurred vision. Made it extremely hard to function with tiredness and inability to think, and worsened feelings of depression. After 3rd month, developed painful itchy rashes at patch site even with application of Benedryl spray before application. Became allergic to jewelry, deodorants and some foods. Trial of Lisinopril was a nightmare, so had to go back on the patch with worsened symptoms. Have been off for two days and pressure is spiking. I am to try another med, but am experiencing prolonged allergic reaction at patch sites and am nervous about the consequences."

• Healt...
• Taken for 2 to 5 years
• December 3, 2023

"Better BP. Have been taking Clonidine for 4 years. I have tried many BP meds with negative results. I have POTS/Dysautonomia. Clonidine pill form 0.1mg, use only Unichem or Sun Pharma / white oval. Pill splitter or compound pharmacy. Success comes with a smaller dose from the start! Clonidine. 0.1mg = 100mg of something else. Having the freedom of dosing at certain times can greatly improve the negative side effects like elevated BP etc. For me, Clonidine has an 11-hour cycle and I will begin to feel dizziness, headaches, anxiety and high BP at 8 hours. My experience for BP stability is 7 hours at 3 times daily, keeping my dose lower than most with 0.13 - 1.3mg per day, yet ahead of the curve for a 12-hour dosage. Clonidine is interesting and what I have discovered is that taking the same daily dose, 1.3mg at 4 times daily, leaves me stupefied. I can’t think, just want to sleep. Overdose! If you're new to Clonidine, give it two months. Be cautious with sugar, fruit, caffeine. No alcohol or cannabis."

• kalas...
• October 20, 2019

"I've used clonidine before for high blood pressure. I don't think I had hot flashes at the time but I wanted to give my two cents worth regarding a couple things. It absolutely will make you sleepy for a couple weeks then it wears off. The sleepy part that is. Also you get dry mouth. The sleepy part is great at night for those of us with insomnia but during the day it's not feasible. Lastly I need to comment about how much people are saying they're taking. NO WAY it's 25 mg probably 0.25 mg! I overdosed on this medication when I was much much younger. It would be very dangerous for someone to take a dose like that! Please don't play with these pills. If your doctor says one pill, take one pill. I may try them again for hot flashes as HRT made my migraines worse."

• manic...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• December 24, 2016

"I take it at night because my Doc said it could cause drowsiness but I have taken it during the day if I have a BP spike and I've never had drowsiness or dizziness, guess I'm lucky considering what I have read here, I also take amlodipine in the morning and don't have any side effects with that."

• Emma...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 14, 2016

"I am new to this drug. I've never had high blood pressure before now. Weight gain doesn't help it. I was on Norvasc 5 mg. It made my heart race & my face bright red. I called the pharmacy & asked about cutting it in half. They said it was OK to do. My pill cutter is inaccurate, so it was more like a 2/3 to 1/3 split when I cut it. I am cowardly regarding Rx medicine. I took the 1/3 pill. Same exact reaction - very fast heart beat & red face. I was only walking from the kitchen to the computer - not exercising. So I had this one (Clonidine) in the ER when I went in for back pain (which turned out to be shingles). It worked quickly in ER but made me dopey. I'm gonna try it for a week. I'm in my mid 60's."

• Avoid...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 17, 2018

"This drug gave me intense hallucinations. I'd ask the doctor for something else if you have any tendency toward hallucinations (vicadin does that to me as well). Then my dad took just one pill and had to go into the hospital with severe diarrhea and passing out."

• sarah...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 19, 2017

"No. No. No. Scary. I never had sleep problems and when I went to the doc my blood pressure was high because of somethings going on in my life. She said here take this. I got home took it and woke up with dreams that scared me so bad and then I felt drained all day. I've been on it 3 days I don't like it. Last night took my normal med slept better then I have all week."

• Shell...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 9, 2017

"I am being weaned off valium, but I still on morphine.. I have been going through withdrawal symptoms. Sweating , insomnia, anxiety, panicky, stomach pain, BP going up to stroke zone, glucose levels, just as bad. All of September and October have been some of the worst days of my life.Dr. put me on Clonidine for high blood pressure, made it go higher and I am sleeping my life away... not good."

• Lmj
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• December 21, 2021

"Have HBP secondary to PKD. Tried many meds to find something that worked, landed on clonidine. Worked great for years until my pharmacy switched primary manufacturers from Unichem to Trupharma, which only worked a few hours, and not well. Had tried other generics did not have an issue. Until now. Pharmacy did not have Unichem, gave me Trupharma, got a replacement, Actavis, which is worse. Pressure behind eyes is severe, BP is in the 150s/90s (I take other BP meds too). All generics are NOT created equal."

• Nesdi...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• February 13, 2022

"I am a retired physician. When I was an ER doctor I used Clonidine extensively on patients with severe high blood pressure, with good results. (This was short term). I developed hypertension myself about 15 years ago. However, it became much more severe over time. I have been given about 6 different blood pressure agents but recently none controlled me. Clonidine 0.1 mg was initially helpful. I was finally hospitalized with a BP of 220/120. I was seen by a total of 6 doctors over three hospitalizations. Nothing they gave me worked. I went back to Clonidine 0.2 mg every 2 hours. (Sometimes with Doxazosin 2 mg or Amlodipine 10 mg. These do not help very much). The most severe elevations usually occur between 5:30 AM and 11:00 AM. This is called the "morning surge" . ( Causes ?). During the surge I take Clonidine more frequently. However, I have found is that if you take Clonidine 0.2 mg with Ambien 10 mg at bedtime this will drop your systolic BP to about 120 mmHg for 7 hours."

• carcar
• April 21, 2016

"Well I just started been on them about a month now. And so far I guess I'm cool with them. My high blood pressure was just out of control yall. But so far I haven't had a bad trip or anything and I'm also an Suboxone user have been for 8yrs an counting.. I had a few side affects like the Stuffy Nose an Insomnia..an this is my story.."

• Alex...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 4, 2022

"I’ve been taking .1 of Clonidine for 2 weeks. I had suffered with generalized anxiety disorder and post menopausal hyperhidrosis. I could not function because my hands and scalp and face would get so wet and drip everywhere. I would have to drink a lot of water because I was sweating so much. Clonidine is a miracle drug for me. I don’t have any side effects just a little constipation that I fixed by eating more fiber and magnesium citrate. I am very happy."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 21, 2022

"Like many other reviewers here I had a bad experience. It does lower blood pressure but at the expense of numerous side effects. The active ingredient has a significant effect on adrenaline and cortisol. Cortisol is the feel good hormone so when it is deficient you will have symptoms of fatigue, nausea, orthostatic intolerance etc."

• Niksn
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 15, 2021

"I started with a low dose 0.75 mcg and slowly increasing, then I felt something very strange and uncomfortable, shakiness, anxiety, confusion (moderate).... Also I'm noticing that thing may lead to an ADDICTION!"

• Mr...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 26, 2016

"Well- I was prescribed this in the ER for cardiac rythym issues and crazy cardio. Electrical activity. - transdermal - had periods of high and low BP no reason diagnosed yet. Also on 100x3mg morphine sulfate, MS Contin (es) 5x daily for severe back injury w. 7 surg. Had been able to not have ANY cardio issues at all- e.g.- sweating,pounding heart, erratic ryth. , ringing ears, feeling like passing out etc. also able to drop pain mgt by 30% no issues or wd. Worked like a charm and only knew about cardiac uses until I looked at the reviews here (no joke). stats-age 47 M/W no smoker no alcohol no rec. drugs. No other scripted meds."

• Anonymous
• September 4, 2021

"I have been taking Clonidine for eight years and due to the effects of this drug I have almost no hair left. It kept my blood pressure down but at a horrible price. I suffer from intense itching and my scalp is full of sores , dead skin, and rashes. I am frightened to go off this medicine. After many years of practicing good health habits, I have an addiction to a BP drug that is as dangerous as an opioid."

• sopra...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• October 1, 2016

"For some reason this was the very first med my dr. RX'd me for hypertension at a dosage of 0.1mg twice a day..It lowered my BP but not by much so he increased it to 0.2mg twice per day. Bp still high and he AGAIN increased to 0.2 3 x a day. It lowered my BP very little but mostly it just made me groggy and gave me dry mouth. He finally added metoporol xr and my bp is getting better. However, the clonodine does come in handy for other things like opiate withdrawal, sleep and headache prevention."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 11, 2022

"I started taking clonidine .01mg and it helped for awhile though it made my feet swelled and turn red I kept on it but had to go up to .02mg. Then my hair started falling out in handfuls. So I wanted off of it. Just know this med interacts with other BP meds so be careful and see if there's an interaction before adding to it and wean off do not just stop."