Clonidine Hydrochloride
Active Ingredients
- Clonidine Hydrochloride
Approved Uses *
- Acute lymphocytic leukaemia
- Analgesic therapy
- Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder
- Hypertension
- Injection
* Extracted from Drug Label
Manufacturers
- American Therapeutics Inc
- Anchen Pharmaceuticals Inc
- Boehringer Ingelheim
- Concordia Pharmaceuticals Inc
- Mylan Institutional Llc
This report is for all products sharing this active ingredient. For more details, please use our Workbench for research on individual brands like Catapres.
Explanation
The quarterly trend chart illustrates changing levels of adverse events over time. Results from both the FDA Adverse Event Database (FAERS) and adverse events extracted from social media by Druginformer are plotted side-by-side for easy comparison.
The proportion of people completing user reviews who complained about a side effect.
The proportion of social media adverse event complaints for each adverse event type.
The proportion of FAERS (FDA) adverse event complaints for each adverse event type.
Clonidine Hydrochloride Side Effects
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* DrugInformer calculates alarm using a proprietary algorithm. Alarm should not be taken as an ofiicial signal from the FDA or other regulatory entity.
Tell us about your Experience with Clonidine Hydrochloride
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Fatigue, Dizziness, Nausea, Balance disorder, Fear
Posted By Pete in fdb.rxlist.com on September 24, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“The single most quality of life destroying drug I have ever taken. I was on 8 other BP meds but when the Doc added this one My BP remained high but I was afraid to go down the stairs I was so unsteady...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Nephrolithiasis, Oedema, Contusion
Posted By Anonymous in fdb.rxlist.com on September 8, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Have swollen feet all the time now I'm starting to bruise all over and b/P has NOT been reduced even after increase in dosage hate these meds won't take diuretic because of recent kidney stones”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Lethargy, Bradycardia, Palpitations, Epistaxis, Disturbance in attention, Dry mouth, Mental impairment, Decreased appetite
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on May 28, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: Lethargy, foggy brain, unable to focus, palpitations, extremely dry mouth, nosebleeds, loss of appetite, low pulse/bradycardia ( I have resistant hypertension and it also fluc...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Dry mouth, Somnolence
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on April 23, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: Drowsiness.., dry mouth. ”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Nightmare, Fear
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on April 4, 2015 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: This had been a life altering God send. I've suffered from scream out loud nightmares for years. Brought neighbors to my door with my screams. Since being on Catapres I have no nightma...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Sedation, Constipation, Headache, Fatigue, Dizziness, Alopecia, Cough, Dry mouth, Libido decreased, Pain in extremity, Weight increased
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on December 2, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“... legs hurt, cough, constipation, weight gain of about 15lbs, hair loss, headaches, and loss of sex drive. (Hate this)! I was put on .03 x 2 a day, felt bad, tired, dizzy, drugged like so I cu...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Feeling cold, Pain
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on November 19, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: Stopped taking cold turkey. Started having stabbing pain in bback of my left eye. ”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Feeling cold, Somnolence
Posted By Sheryl in fdb.rxlist.com on October 20, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“... drug dropped my BP very quickly, but I feel like a zombie. I wish there was another drug that works as well without this side effect. I tried to quit alcohol but found cold turkey is actually the wo...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: None
Posted By Anonymous in drugs.com on February 25, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“Was prescribed this in conjunction with stimulant meds for ADHD but have found this really works well to relieve NAUSEA caused by ANXIETY. However as this is primarily a Blood Pressure Medication, it ...”
Druginformer Identified Side Effects: Nightmare, Dry mouth, Insomnia
Posted By Anonymous in askapatient.com on January 17, 2014 @ 12:00 am
“Side Effects: Works okay. Tried to bump up to 0.3 mgs, couldn't sleep due to horrible nightmares. Really dry mouth and eyes. Like not having to take a pill every day. ”
Additional Drug Information
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* About FAERS: The FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) is used by FDA for activities such as looking for new safety concerns that might be related to a marketed product, evaluating a manufacturer's compliance to reporting regulations and responding to outside requests for information. Reporting of adverse events is a voluntary process, and not every report is sent to FDA and entered into FAERS. The FAERS database may contain duplicate reports, the report quality is variable, and many factors may influence reporting (e.g., media attention, length of time a drug is marketed, market share). For these reasons, FAERS case reports cannot be used to calculate incidence or estimates of risk for a particular product or compare risks between products.
User Voices
The following are comments from users that experienced side effects while taking Clonidine Hydrochloride
Somnolence
“Side Effects: Left me extremely sleepy the next day to the point I had to lay down an hour after I got up and I noticed no real difference in the hot flashes.
It was supposed to stop ...”
Source: Catapres (Clonidine)
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Did the author experience somnolence while taking catapres?
What is this?Poor Quality Sleep
“Side Effects: There are no adverse side effects so far. Some nights I don't sleep as deeply (as described above) during the first few hours of sleep. I'm not sure what makes the difference from one...”
Source: Catapres (Clonidine)
View full report on Clonidine Hydrochloride related poor quality sleep
Did the author experience poor quality sleep while taking catapres?
What is this?Insomnia
“Side Effects: There are no adverse side effects so far. Some nights I don't sleep as deeply (as described above) during the first few hours of sleep. I'm not sure what makes the difference from one...”
Source: Catapres (Clonidine)
View full report on Clonidine Hydrochloride related insomnia
Did the author experience insomnia while taking catapres?
What is this?