Comparing Clonazepam vs Clonidine
Clonazepam | Clonidine |
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Clonazepam | Clonidine |
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Prescription only
Clonazepam may reduce seizure frequency in specific seizure disorders and can be used short-term for panic disorder, to relieve anxiety, or to sedate. When used long-term it can cause dependence and... View more |
Prescription only
Clonidine can be used to lower blood pressure and extended-release forms are used to treat ADHD; however, it causes sedation, and tolerance can develop to its blood pressure-lowering effects... View more |
Related suggestions Anxiety
Bipolar Disorder
Migraine Prevention (Migraine Prophylaxis)
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Clonazepam has an average rating of 8.2 out of 10 from a total of 2192 ratings on Drugs.com. 78% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 12% reported a negative effect. |
Clonidine has an average rating of 7.1 out of 10 from a total of 778 ratings on Drugs.com. 61% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 21% reported a negative effect. |
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Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | |||||||||||||||||
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Lower cost generic |
Lower cost generic |
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Dosage Forms | |||||||||||||||||
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Brand Names | |||||||||||||||||
Klonopin | Catapres, Catapres-TTS, Clonidine ER, Duraclon, Kapvay, Nexiclon XR, Onyda XR | ||||||||||||||||
Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
40 hours |
15 hours |
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CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | |||||||||||||||||
Some potential for abuse
Has a low potential for abuse relative to those in schedule 3. It has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States. Abuse may lead to limited physical dependence or psychological dependence relative to those in schedule 3. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Pregnancy Category | |||||||||||||||||
Category D
Positive evidence of risk
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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Drug Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
A total of 533 drugs are known to interact with Clonazepam:
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A total of 378 drugs are known to interact with Clonidine:
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First Approval Date | |||||||||||||||||
June 04, 1975 |
September 03, 1974 |
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WADA Class View classifications | |||||||||||||||||
N/A |
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1 The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
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