I take exforge 10/160 Because in the evening my blood pressure grew the doctor recommended me as an additional drug clonodine at a dose of 0.1 mg Is Clonidine a dependent drug Please answer
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Katarzyna Kosińska Pharmacist, Editor
18 months ago
No, clonidine has no addictive potential. Clonidine has an effect on specific receptors that cause blood vessels to dilate, lower pressure and slow heart rate. Abrupt discontinuation of the drug may cause a sharp increase in pressure - hence the annotation in the leaflet to carry out any modifications of the treatment under the supervision of a doctor. Very many chronic drugs should be discontinued gradually. I recommend the article: https://www.gdziepolek.pl/artykuly/czy-bac-sie-dzialan-niepozadanych-lekow