Catapresan
Catapresan lowers blood pressure by affecting the brain's blood pressure control centers and is used to treat high blood pressure.
Form
tabletti
Strength
150 mikrog
Active Ingredient
Clonidine hydrochloride
Manufacturer
Glenwood GmbH Pharmazeutische Erzeugnisse
How to Use
Dosage
The recommended starting dose is 75 - 200 micrograms twice a day.
Method
Take this medicine exactly as your doctor or pharmacist has told you.
Important
The maximum recommended dose is 300 micrograms three times a day.
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Tiredness
- •Dizziness
- •Low blood pressure when standing up
- •Dry mouth
- •Sleep problems
- •Depression
- •Headache
- •Constipation
- •Nausea
- •Vomiting
- •Pain in salivary glands
- •Erection problems
RARE
- •Seeing or hearing things that are not real (hallucinations)
- •Trouble understanding what you see, hear, or feel (perception disorders)
- •Nightmares
- •Numbness or tingling in arms and legs (sensory disturbances)
- •Slow heartbeat
- •White, cold hands and feet (Raynaud's syndrome)
- •Skin rashes, hives, or itching
- •Feeling unwell
- •Enlargement of male breasts
- •Reduced tears
- •Heart block (problems with heart's electrical signals)
- •Dry nose
- •Blocked colon (large intestine)
- •Hair loss
- •High blood sugar
- •Feeling confused
- •Reduced sex drive
- •Blurry vision or difficulty focusing
- •Irregular heartbeat
Important Warnings
- If you are allergic to clonidine hydrochloride or any other ingredient in this medicine.
- If you have a slow heart rate due to abnormal heart rhythm or electrical signals.
- If you have a slow heart rate.
- If you have poor blood circulation in your brain, arms, and legs.
- If you have depression.
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- If you have nerve damage that affects many parts of your body (polyneuropathy).
- If you have constipation.
- If you have heart failure (your heart cannot pump blood well).
- If you have severe coronary artery disease (a serious heart condition where blood flow to the heart is blocked).
- If you wear contact lenses, be aware that Catapresan may reduce tear production.