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Clonidine for High Blood Pressure User Reviews (Page 5)

Brand names: Catapres, Clonidine ER, Kapvay, Onyda XR, Catapres-TTS, Duraclon, Nexiclon XR

Reviews for Clonidine

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  • DOW...
  • November 27, 2009

Clonidine "Never been a day without it. I trust my life on it!"

10 / 10
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  • Vet...
  • November 6, 2018

Clonidine "Have had no problems with it."

10 / 10
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  • FUS...
  • January 30, 2009

"My heartbeat is well below 60 when I wake up. I have had fainting spells. When I tried to do without it, my blood pressure went through the roof like 183/110."

8 / 10
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  • cha...
  • April 11, 2010

"After being on 17 different blood pressure medicines, Tekturna and clonidine have it under control. The only side effect is being tired."

9 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • Taken for 1 to 2 years
  • June 16, 2017

"Tingling, burning in toes with swelling, leg discomfort were major complaints, particularly on the left side."

3 / 10
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  • Son...
  • Taken for 2 to 5 years
  • February 6, 2017

"Hair loss. Sleepy, thirsty, low energy."

6 / 10
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  • Dor...
  • Taken for 2 to 5 years
  • July 16, 2015

"Weight gain, anxiety, blood pressure not improved."

2 / 10
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  • Lil...
  • Taken for 6 months to 1 year
  • October 2, 2022

"Clonidine helped my blood pressure, but what a price to pay when I started seeing demons. I stopped the clonidine, and the demons stopped."

1 / 10
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  • Sor...
  • December 13, 2018

"Tendon problems in the back of my calves, and my heels are in pain, so I can't walk well. Does the blood pressure okay?"

5 / 10
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  • Dee...
  • October 4, 2009

"Works well for blood pressure, but a side effect I experience is that it makes me very short-tempered. I could become a middle linebacker."

8 / 10
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  • GmF...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • May 6, 2015

"Makes me dizzy, unsteady on my feet, and sleepy. Little to no effect on lowering my blood pressure. Before I started taking meds, my diastolic was 80 to 90, now it's 100 and above."

3 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • March 16, 2010

"It makes my eyes very dry, but I sleep very well when using it."

3 / 10
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  • Ste...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • May 26, 2022

"Makes me dizzy. I have fallen several times in the last three days."

1 / 10
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  • hig...
  • March 16, 2009

"This medicine is not reducing my diastolic pressure as I feel it should. It is still averaging over 100."

3 / 10
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  • Mar...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • December 30, 2021

"It made me cough. I took Alavert for the cough. I woke up, hard time breathing, my mouth and throat were so dry my tongue was stuck to the roof of my mouth. All swollen, thought I would die."

3 / 10
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  • Tim...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • April 19, 2022

"This gave my husband a stroke, he was hospitalized. His diagnosis is expressive aphasia. It messed up his speech, understanding, and walking."

10 / 10
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