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Posted by mcwick 4 months ago
have been on clonidine for 11 months now and at first i thought it was a godsend...no more hot flashes and easily fell asleep at night now i'm not so sure. Since last july(3 months after starting the drug) i developed severe itching on my left forearm. There is no visible rash but it now has traveled to my right forearm as well. In the last week my mouth is like the sahara and my tongue feels like there are tiny slices all over that are beyond painful to eat. Any ideas if it could be related?

Posted by renay 6 months ago
I have been on clonodine for almost three months now, with no problems. not only has it regulated my bloodpressure, but my hot flashes which were horrible, are almost nonexistent. The dry mouth comes from not drinking enough water. You have to drink 6 to 8 glasses a day.

Posted by pdxwriter 10 months ago
Just so you all know this, clonidine is used by sleep researchers to destroy REM sleep in lab rats. I gather that for some folks sleep does not become an issue, but I didn't sleep more than two full nights during the entire 9 months or so I took this filth. On average, I only got 2-3 hours, which was devastating. I also had perpetual sinus congestion, the worst I could imagine. And my eyesight was compromised. Everything got better, dramatically, when I was eased off this drug (my eyesight, however, has never returned to the 20/20 I had before, and in fact is pretty mediocre now). However, don't try going off this drug on your own, or fast. You must EASE off it over a period of weeks or more, else you could have a potentially fatal BP rebound into hypertensive crisis.

Clonidine in the News

Boy’s problems caused by sleep disorder - Bowling Green Daily News
The 7-year-old boy’s family doctor graded his behavior and put him on Ritalin and clonidine. Holzman thought there was more to his son’s issues, ...
Mon Mar 03 16:13:47 +0000 2008

Pharmaceutical Writers/Business Editors - Therapeutics Daily (subscription) (press release)
CloniBID and Clonicel are both 12-hour, sustained-release formulations of clonidine hydrochloride. Both products will include ...
Wed Feb 20 09:14:59 +0000 2008

Addrenex Pharmaceuticals Reaches Milestone with Filing of NDA for ... - Earthtimes
Addrenex has moved swiftly to develop and commercialize CloniBID, a sustained-release formulation of clonidine hydrochloride. The company recently entered ...
Wed Feb 20 11:46:23 +0000 2008

Clonidine Chemical Information

clonidine hydrochloride - The hydrochloride salt form of clonidine, an imidazoline derivate and centrally-acting alpha-adrenergic agonist as well as antagonist with antihypertensive activity. Clonidine hydrochloride binds to and stimulates central alpha2-adrenergic receptors, thereby decreasing sympathetic outflow to the heart, kidneys, and peripheral vasculature. The reduction in sympathetic outflow, leads to decreased peripheral vascular resistance, decreased blood pressure, and decreased heart rate.