Clonidine ADHD

Another drug that is being used to treat ADHD and is approved by the FDA is clonidine. This drug basically acts at the central nervous system; this proves to be best beneficial when the symptoms of ADHD are at the primary state. The primary symptoms like the primary hyperactivity and even if there are primary tics present then this drugs works out the best solution. This drug is mainly available as a pill or a patch.

This has been proved really effective in treating ADHD, and is often given other than Ritalin. This combination can be dangerous and sometimes can even be life threatening. There have been cases of sudden deaths and even other complications such as cardiac combinations and these combinations are often associated with children. These deaths led to recommendations of a monitoring agency that monitors cardiac changes while a person is using clonidine constantly. There should be extreme precautions taken while a person is using clonidine and proper checkup should be done in order to prevent any emergency.

Some of the common sideffects of clonidine use are:

  1. Person can experience constipation.
  2. He can feel dizzy
  3. The eyes can turn dry and drowsy.
  4. The mouth of the person can also turn dry.
  5. There can a decrease in the heart rate of the person.
  6. Rare sideffects such as depression
  7. Hallucinations.
  8. Rashes on the skin.
  9. Impotency
  10. Even swelling and itching in the body.
  11. There are some infrequent sideffects too like:
  12. The person can suffer from headache.
  13. He can experience fatigue.
  14. There can even be sleep disorders and also anxiety.
  15. Swelling itching and even skin rashes may occur sometimes.
  16. Hives and even burning eyes are some other symptoms.