Do not take more or less of it or take it more often than prescribed by your doctor. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Take clonidine at around the same times every day. The extended-release tablet is usually taken once or twice a day with or without food. The tablet is usually taken two times a day at evenly spaced intervals. These changes include eating a diet that is low in fat and salt, maintaining a healthy weight, exercising at least 30 minutes most days, not smoking, and using alcohol in moderation.Ĭlonidine comes as a tablet and an extended-release (long-acting) tablet to take by mouth. In addition to taking medication, making lifestyle changes will also help to control your blood pressure. Damage to these organs may cause heart disease, a heart attack, heart failure, stroke, kidney failure, loss of vision, and other problems. High blood pressure is a common condition and when not treated, can cause damage to the brain, heart, blood vessels, kidneys and other parts of the body. Clonidine extended-release tablets may treat ADHD by affecting the part of the brain that controls attention and impulsivity. Clonidine treats high blood pressure by decreasing your heart rate and relaxing the blood vessels so that blood can flow more easily through the body. Clonidine is in a class of medications called centrally acting alpha-agonist hypotensive agents. Clonidine extended-release (long-acting) tablets (Kapvay) are used alone or in combination with other medications as part of a treatment program to control symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD more difficulty focusing, controlling actions, and remaining still or quiet than other people who are the same age) in children. Clonidine tablets (Catapres) are used alone or in combination with other medications to treat high blood pressure.

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