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Precautions to be Exercised While Taking Clonidine-4

Patient/caregiver was educated on precautions to be exercised while taking clonidine as follows: Continue taking clonidine as ordered, even if your symptoms are under control. Abrupt discontinuation on clonidine intake can result in precipitating the hypertensive episodes back again. Poorly controlled blood pressure can lead to increased workload on the heart, thus contributing to debility and progression to heart failure. Sudden discontinuing on clonidine can also result in extremely elevated blood pressure and stroke. Discontinuing [...]

Precautions to be Exercised While Taking Clonidine-3

Patient/caregiver was educated on precautions to be exercised while taking clonidine as follows: Take a blood pressure and heart rate reading always before you take the pill. Maintain a log of every day blood pressure and heart rate readings, for an easy follow-up of the response to the medication intake. If the blood pressure and/or heart rate are too low, you can defer taking the medication for that dose. Notify your doctor regarding the same. [...]

Precautions to be Exercised While Taking Clonidine-2

Patient/caregiver was educated on precautions to be exercised while taking clonidine as follows: Try changing the positions very slowly while using clonidine, as sudden change of positions can deteriorate the hypotensive episodes, make the dizziness even worse and precipitate accidents and falls. Clonidine can induce some nausea and vomiting, when taken on empty stomach. Taking the medication with a glass of water and some food or snack can help avoid these unpleasant gastrointestinal symptoms. Avoid [...]

Precautions to be Exercised While Taking Clonidine-1

Patient/caregiver was educated on precautions to be exercised while taking clonidine as follows: While taking clonidine, labs for periodical evaluation of liver and renal function could be ordered, to prevent any toxicity with the medication. Observe compliance with any labs ordered for liver and renal function evaluation. Take the medication at the same time every day, to avoid forgetting the medication. Maintain strict compliance with intake of the medication as ordered, with regards to dosage [...]

Contraindications for Clonidine Use-3

Patient/caregiver was educated on contraindications for using Clonidine as follows: Clonidine is partially metabolized in the liver to inactive metabolites. If liver function is deficient, the metabolism of clonidine can be compromised. This can lead to increased blood levels of the medication for longer periods of time, resulting in increased risk for side-effects and consequent toxicity. So, clonidine must be used with caution in individuals with compromised liver function, with periodical monitoring for liver functions [...]