Comparing Clonidine vs Klonopin
| Clonidine | Klonopin (clonazepam) |
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| Clonidine | Klonopin (clonazepam) |
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Prescription only
Clonidine can be used to lower blood pressure and treat ADHD; however, it causes sedation, and tolerance can develop to its blood pressure-lowering effects. Clonidine should not be stopped suddenly... View more |
Prescription only
Klonopin may be used in the treatment of panic disorder and certain types of seizure disorder. Sedation is the most common side effect and it can cause both physical and psychological dependence... View more |
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| More about Clonidine | More about Klonopin (clonazepam) | ||||||||||||||||
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Clonidine has an average rating of 7.2 out of 10 from a total of 774 ratings on Drugs.com. 63% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 21% reported a negative effect. |
Klonopin has an average rating of 8.5 out of 10 from a total of 753 ratings on Drugs.com. 84% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 9% reported a negative effect. |
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| Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | |||||||||||||||||
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Lower cost generic |
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| Catapres, Catapres-TTS, Clonidine ER, Duraclon, Kapvay, Nexiclon XR, Onyda XR |
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| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
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15 hours |
40 hours |
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| CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | |||||||||||||||||
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Some potential for abuse
Has a low potential for abuse relative to those in schedule 3. It has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States. Abuse may lead to limited physical dependence or psychological dependence relative to those in schedule 3. |
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Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category D
Positive evidence of risk
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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| Drug Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
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A total of 375 drugs are known to interact with Clonidine:
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A total of 530 drugs are known to interact with Klonopin:
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September 03, 1974 |
June 04, 1975 |
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N/A |
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1 The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
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